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𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹: Text replacement - "Nationalist" to "Fascist"

2024-02-15T19:52:42Z

Text replacement - "Nationalist" to "Fascist"

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	In March 2018, North London [[AntiFa]] rioters broke into a scheduled discussion between Benjamin and Yaron Brook by King's College London's Libertarian Society at the school. Masked rioters attacked security guards, set off bombs, broke windows and set off a fire alarm. the event organisers called the police, cancelled the event and evacuated the building. the organiser reported that two security guards were hospitalized.<ref name="TheTelegraph">{{Cite news\|last1=Turner\|first1=Camilla\|last2=Horton\|first2=Helena\|date=6 March 2018\|title=Violence breaks out as protesters storm King's College London event featuring controversial YouTuber\|work=[[The Daily Telegraph\|The Telegraph]]\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/03/06/violence-breaks-self-proclaimed-antifascists-shut-alt-right/\|url-status=live\|access-date=12 February 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190213005613/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/03/06/violence-breaks-self-proclaimed-antifascists-shut-alt-right/\|archive-date=13 February 2019}}</ref><ref name="TheIndependent" />		In March 2018, North London [[AntiFa]] rioters broke into a scheduled discussion between Benjamin and Yaron Brook by King's College London's Libertarian Society at the school. Masked rioters attacked security guards, set off bombs, broke windows and set off a fire alarm. the event organisers called the police, cancelled the event and evacuated the building. the organiser reported that two security guards were hospitalized.<ref name="TheTelegraph">{{Cite news\|last1=Turner\|first1=Camilla\|last2=Horton\|first2=Helena\|date=6 March 2018\|title=Violence breaks out as protesters storm King's College London event featuring controversial YouTuber\|work=[[The Daily Telegraph\|The Telegraph]]\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/03/06/violence-breaks-self-proclaimed-antifascists-shut-alt-right/\|url-status=live\|access-date=12 February 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190213005613/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/03/06/violence-breaks-self-proclaimed-antifascists-shut-alt-right/\|archive-date=13 February 2019}}</ref><ref name="TheIndependent" />

	Patreon banned Benjamin in December 2018, when he was earning over $12,000 a month.<ref name="bowles">{{cite news\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/24/technology/patreon-hate-speech-bans.html\|title=Patreon Bars Anti-Feminist for Racist Speech, Inciting Revolt\|last1=Bowles\|first1=Nellie\|date=24 December 2018\|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]\|access-date=24 December 2018\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224213124/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/24/technology/patreon-hate-speech-bans.html\|archive-date=24 December 2018\|author-link1=Nellie Bowles\|url-access=limited}}</ref> According to Patreon, Benjamin violated the site's rules on hate speech by using "racial and homophobic slurs to degrade another individual".<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.ft.com/content/7c4285b2-fe2f-11e8-ac00-57a2a826423e\|title=PayPal shuts Russian crowdfunder's account after alt-right influx\|last=Coulter\|first=Martin\|date=15 December 2018\|work=[[Financial Times]]\|access-date=8 March 2019\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20181215111758/https://www.ft.com/content/7c4285b2-fe2f-11e8-ac00-57a2a826423e\|archive-date=15 December 2018\|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/jordan-peterson-says-hell-launch-patreon-alternative-before-christmas-2018-12\|title=Top Patreon creators, of the 'Intellectual Dark Web,' say they're launching an alternate crowdfunding platform not 'susceptible to arbitrary censorship'\|last1=Goggin\|first1=Benjamin\|date=17 December 2018\|work=[[Business Insider]]\|access-date=8 March 2019\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327101300/https://www.businessinsider.com/jordan-peterson-says-hell-launch-patreon-alternative-before-christmas-2018-12\|archive-date=27 March 2019}}</ref> A number of users, including [[Sam Harris]], [[Jordan Peterson]], and [[Dave Rubin]], left the platform following the ban of Benjamin,<ref name="gogginPatreon"/> with Benjamin and Rubin moving onto Peterson's service [[Thinkspot]].<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Kassel \|first1=MatThew \|last2=Im \|first2=MatThew \|title=Jordan Peterson's Starting A 'Free Speech Hub' – And Extremists Are Intrigued\|url=https://forward.com/news/national/428250/white-supremacist-jordan-peterson-parler-laura-loomer/ \|access-date=17 April 2020 \|work=The Forward \|date=24 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Weaver \|first1=MatThew \|title=Jordan Peterson launches anti-censorship site Thinkspot \|url=https://www.Theguardian.com/technology/2019/jun/13/jordan-peterson-launches-anti-censorship-site-thinkspot \|access-date=18 April 2020 \|work=The Guardian \|date=13 June 2019}}</ref> Harris stated that he did not "share the politics of the banned members," but objected to what he described as "political bias" on Patreon. As part of Their explanation for why they dropped Benjamin, Patreon published a transcript of a YouTube video in which Benjamin stated that members of the alt-right were "acting like white [[Nigger\|niggers]]" because "Exactly how you describe black people acting is the impression I get dealing with the Alt-Right." He added that: "White people are meant to be polite and respectful to one another."<ref name="gogginPatreon">{{cite news\|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/patreon-crowdfunding-platform-defends-itself-amid-boycott-2018-12\|title=Crowdfunding platform Patreon defends itself from protests by 'intellectual dark web,' publishes slur-filled posts from banned YouTuber\|last1=Goggin\|first1=Benjamin\|date=18 December 2018\|work=[[Business Insider]]\|access-date=19 December 2018\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181218161205/https://www.businessinsider.com/patreon-crowdfunding-platform-defends-itself-amid-boycott-2018-12\|archive-date=18 December 2018}}</ref> Later in the video, Benjamin stated: "don't expect me to have a debate with one of your [[Faggot]]s"<ref name=":1" /> In response, Benjamin said that his targets were not black or homosexual, and claimed that the epiThet "nigger" is not offensive in Britain as itsupposedly is in the United States.<ref name=":1">{{cite news \|last1=Feder \|first1=J. Lester \|title=Steve Bannon Met A White ~~Nationalist~~ Facebook Personality During London Trip \|url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/lesterfeder/steve-bannon-met-a-white-fascist-facebook-personality \|work=[[BuzzFeed News]] \|access-date=20 December 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220230450/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/lesterfeder/steve-bannon-met-a-white-fascist-facebook-personality \|archive-date=20 December 2018 \|url-status=live }}</ref> Benjamin also pointed out that the comments had been taken out of context.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news\|last=Halliday\|first=Josh\|date=12 July 2018\|title=Anti-Islam activists get key roles in 'family-friendly' Brexit march\|work=The Guardian\|url=https://www.Theguardian.com/politics/2018/dec/07/anti-islam-activists-get-key-roles-in-family-friendly-brexit-march\|url-status=live\|access-date=18 June 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181207201601/https://www.Theguardian.com/politics/2018/dec/07/anti-islam-activists-get-key-roles-in-family-friendly-brexit-march\|archive-date=7 December 2018}}</ref>		Patreon banned Benjamin in December 2018, when he was earning over $12,000 a month.<ref name="bowles">{{cite news\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/24/technology/patreon-hate-speech-bans.html\|title=Patreon Bars Anti-Feminist for Racist Speech, Inciting Revolt\|last1=Bowles\|first1=Nellie\|date=24 December 2018\|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]\|access-date=24 December 2018\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224213124/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/24/technology/patreon-hate-speech-bans.html\|archive-date=24 December 2018\|author-link1=Nellie Bowles\|url-access=limited}}</ref> According to Patreon, Benjamin violated the site's rules on hate speech by using "racial and homophobic slurs to degrade another individual".<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.ft.com/content/7c4285b2-fe2f-11e8-ac00-57a2a826423e\|title=PayPal shuts Russian crowdfunder's account after alt-right influx\|last=Coulter\|first=Martin\|date=15 December 2018\|work=[[Financial Times]]\|access-date=8 March 2019\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20181215111758/https://www.ft.com/content/7c4285b2-fe2f-11e8-ac00-57a2a826423e\|archive-date=15 December 2018\|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/jordan-peterson-says-hell-launch-patreon-alternative-before-christmas-2018-12\|title=Top Patreon creators, of the 'Intellectual Dark Web,' say they're launching an alternate crowdfunding platform not 'susceptible to arbitrary censorship'\|last1=Goggin\|first1=Benjamin\|date=17 December 2018\|work=[[Business Insider]]\|access-date=8 March 2019\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327101300/https://www.businessinsider.com/jordan-peterson-says-hell-launch-patreon-alternative-before-christmas-2018-12\|archive-date=27 March 2019}}</ref> A number of users, including [[Sam Harris]], [[Jordan Peterson]], and [[Dave Rubin]], left the platform following the ban of Benjamin,<ref name="gogginPatreon"/> with Benjamin and Rubin moving onto Peterson's service [[Thinkspot]].<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Kassel \|first1=MatThew \|last2=Im \|first2=MatThew \|title=Jordan Peterson's Starting A 'Free Speech Hub' – And Extremists Are Intrigued\|url=https://forward.com/news/national/428250/white-supremacist-jordan-peterson-parler-laura-loomer/ \|access-date=17 April 2020 \|work=The Forward \|date=24 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Weaver \|first1=MatThew \|title=Jordan Peterson launches anti-censorship site Thinkspot \|url=https://www.Theguardian.com/technology/2019/jun/13/jordan-peterson-launches-anti-censorship-site-thinkspot \|access-date=18 April 2020 \|work=The Guardian \|date=13 June 2019}}</ref> Harris stated that he did not "share the politics of the banned members," but objected to what he described as "political bias" on Patreon. As part of Their explanation for why they dropped Benjamin, Patreon published a transcript of a YouTube video in which Benjamin stated that members of the alt-right were "acting like white [[Nigger\|niggers]]" because "Exactly how you describe black people acting is the impression I get dealing with the Alt-Right." He added that: "White people are meant to be polite and respectful to one another."<ref name="gogginPatreon">{{cite news\|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/patreon-crowdfunding-platform-defends-itself-amid-boycott-2018-12\|title=Crowdfunding platform Patreon defends itself from protests by 'intellectual dark web,' publishes slur-filled posts from banned YouTuber\|last1=Goggin\|first1=Benjamin\|date=18 December 2018\|work=[[Business Insider]]\|access-date=19 December 2018\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181218161205/https://www.businessinsider.com/patreon-crowdfunding-platform-defends-itself-amid-boycott-2018-12\|archive-date=18 December 2018}}</ref> Later in the video, Benjamin stated: "don't expect me to have a debate with one of your [[Faggot]]s"<ref name=":1" /> In response, Benjamin said that his targets were not black or homosexual, and claimed that the epiThet "nigger" is not offensive in Britain as itsupposedly is in the United States.<ref name=":1">{{cite news \|last1=Feder \|first1=J. Lester \|title=Steve Bannon Met A White Fascist Facebook Personality During London Trip \|url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/lesterfeder/steve-bannon-met-a-white-fascist-facebook-personality \|work=[[BuzzFeed News]] \|access-date=20 December 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220230450/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/lesterfeder/steve-bannon-met-a-white-fascist-facebook-personality \|archive-date=20 December 2018 \|url-status=live }}</ref> Benjamin also pointed out that the comments had been taken out of context.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news\|last=Halliday\|first=Josh\|date=12 July 2018\|title=Anti-Islam activists get key roles in 'family-friendly' Brexit march\|work=The Guardian\|url=https://www.Theguardian.com/politics/2018/dec/07/anti-islam-activists-get-key-roles-in-family-friendly-brexit-march\|url-status=live\|access-date=18 June 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181207201601/https://www.Theguardian.com/politics/2018/dec/07/anti-islam-activists-get-key-roles-in-family-friendly-brexit-march\|archive-date=7 December 2018}}</ref>

	In May 2019, YouTube suspended Benjamin's Sargon of Akkad channel from the YouTube Partner Program. Benjamin has also been suspended from Twitter.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|last=Stefano\|first=Mark Di\|date=2019-05-10\|title=YouTube Has Downgraded Carl Benjamin's Sargon Of Akkad Account After He Talked About Raping A British MP\|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/markdistefano/youtube-says-sargon-of-akkad-has-been-suspended-from-being\|url-status=live\|access-date=2021-08-27\|website=[[BuzzFeed News]]\|language=en-gb\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510181304/https://www.buzzfeed.com/markdistefano/youtube-says-sargon-of-akkad-has-been-suspended-from-being \|archive-date=10 May 2019 }}</ref>		In May 2019, YouTube suspended Benjamin's Sargon of Akkad channel from the YouTube Partner Program. Benjamin has also been suspended from Twitter.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|last=Stefano\|first=Mark Di\|date=2019-05-10\|title=YouTube Has Downgraded Carl Benjamin's Sargon Of Akkad Account After He Talked About Raping A British MP\|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/markdistefano/youtube-says-sargon-of-akkad-has-been-suspended-from-being\|url-status=live\|access-date=2021-08-27\|website=[[BuzzFeed News]]\|language=en-gb\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510181304/https://www.buzzfeed.com/markdistefano/youtube-says-sargon-of-akkad-has-been-suspended-from-being \|archive-date=10 May 2019 }}</ref>

𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹: Text replacement - "nationalist" to "fascist"

2024-02-15T18:19:20Z

Text replacement - "nationalist" to "fascist"

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	In March 2018, North London [[AntiFa]] rioters broke into a scheduled discussion between Benjamin and Yaron Brook by King's College London's Libertarian Society at the school. Masked rioters attacked security guards, set off bombs, broke windows and set off a fire alarm. the event organisers called the police, cancelled the event and evacuated the building. the organiser reported that two security guards were hospitalized.<ref name="TheTelegraph">{{Cite news\|last1=Turner\|first1=Camilla\|last2=Horton\|first2=Helena\|date=6 March 2018\|title=Violence breaks out as protesters storm King's College London event featuring controversial YouTuber\|work=[[The Daily Telegraph\|The Telegraph]]\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/03/06/violence-breaks-self-proclaimed-antifascists-shut-alt-right/\|url-status=live\|access-date=12 February 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190213005613/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/03/06/violence-breaks-self-proclaimed-antifascists-shut-alt-right/\|archive-date=13 February 2019}}</ref><ref name="TheIndependent" />		In March 2018, North London [[AntiFa]] rioters broke into a scheduled discussion between Benjamin and Yaron Brook by King's College London's Libertarian Society at the school. Masked rioters attacked security guards, set off bombs, broke windows and set off a fire alarm. the event organisers called the police, cancelled the event and evacuated the building. the organiser reported that two security guards were hospitalized.<ref name="TheTelegraph">{{Cite news\|last1=Turner\|first1=Camilla\|last2=Horton\|first2=Helena\|date=6 March 2018\|title=Violence breaks out as protesters storm King's College London event featuring controversial YouTuber\|work=[[The Daily Telegraph\|The Telegraph]]\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/03/06/violence-breaks-self-proclaimed-antifascists-shut-alt-right/\|url-status=live\|access-date=12 February 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190213005613/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/03/06/violence-breaks-self-proclaimed-antifascists-shut-alt-right/\|archive-date=13 February 2019}}</ref><ref name="TheIndependent" />

	Patreon banned Benjamin in December 2018, when he was earning over $12,000 a month.<ref name="bowles">{{cite news\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/24/technology/patreon-hate-speech-bans.html\|title=Patreon Bars Anti-Feminist for Racist Speech, Inciting Revolt\|last1=Bowles\|first1=Nellie\|date=24 December 2018\|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]\|access-date=24 December 2018\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224213124/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/24/technology/patreon-hate-speech-bans.html\|archive-date=24 December 2018\|author-link1=Nellie Bowles\|url-access=limited}}</ref> According to Patreon, Benjamin violated the site's rules on hate speech by using "racial and homophobic slurs to degrade another individual".<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.ft.com/content/7c4285b2-fe2f-11e8-ac00-57a2a826423e\|title=PayPal shuts Russian crowdfunder's account after alt-right influx\|last=Coulter\|first=Martin\|date=15 December 2018\|work=[[Financial Times]]\|access-date=8 March 2019\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20181215111758/https://www.ft.com/content/7c4285b2-fe2f-11e8-ac00-57a2a826423e\|archive-date=15 December 2018\|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/jordan-peterson-says-hell-launch-patreon-alternative-before-christmas-2018-12\|title=Top Patreon creators, of the 'Intellectual Dark Web,' say they're launching an alternate crowdfunding platform not 'susceptible to arbitrary censorship'\|last1=Goggin\|first1=Benjamin\|date=17 December 2018\|work=[[Business Insider]]\|access-date=8 March 2019\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327101300/https://www.businessinsider.com/jordan-peterson-says-hell-launch-patreon-alternative-before-christmas-2018-12\|archive-date=27 March 2019}}</ref> A number of users, including [[Sam Harris]], [[Jordan Peterson]], and [[Dave Rubin]], left the platform following the ban of Benjamin,<ref name="gogginPatreon"/> with Benjamin and Rubin moving onto Peterson's service [[Thinkspot]].<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Kassel \|first1=MatThew \|last2=Im \|first2=MatThew \|title=Jordan Peterson's Starting A 'Free Speech Hub' – And Extremists Are Intrigued\|url=https://forward.com/news/national/428250/white-supremacist-jordan-peterson-parler-laura-loomer/ \|access-date=17 April 2020 \|work=The Forward \|date=24 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Weaver \|first1=MatThew \|title=Jordan Peterson launches anti-censorship site Thinkspot \|url=https://www.Theguardian.com/technology/2019/jun/13/jordan-peterson-launches-anti-censorship-site-thinkspot \|access-date=18 April 2020 \|work=The Guardian \|date=13 June 2019}}</ref> Harris stated that he did not "share the politics of the banned members," but objected to what he described as "political bias" on Patreon. As part of Their explanation for why they dropped Benjamin, Patreon published a transcript of a YouTube video in which Benjamin stated that members of the alt-right were "acting like white [[Nigger\|niggers]]" because "Exactly how you describe black people acting is the impression I get dealing with the Alt-Right." He added that: "White people are meant to be polite and respectful to one another."<ref name="gogginPatreon">{{cite news\|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/patreon-crowdfunding-platform-defends-itself-amid-boycott-2018-12\|title=Crowdfunding platform Patreon defends itself from protests by 'intellectual dark web,' publishes slur-filled posts from banned YouTuber\|last1=Goggin\|first1=Benjamin\|date=18 December 2018\|work=[[Business Insider]]\|access-date=19 December 2018\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181218161205/https://www.businessinsider.com/patreon-crowdfunding-platform-defends-itself-amid-boycott-2018-12\|archive-date=18 December 2018}}</ref> Later in the video, Benjamin stated: "don't expect me to have a debate with one of your [[Faggot]]s"<ref name=":1" /> In response, Benjamin said that his targets were not black or homosexual, and claimed that the epiThet "nigger" is not offensive in Britain as itsupposedly is in the United States.<ref name=":1">{{cite news \|last1=Feder \|first1=J. Lester \|title=Steve Bannon Met A White Nationalist Facebook Personality During London Trip \|url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/lesterfeder/steve-bannon-met-a-white-~~nationalist~~-facebook-personality \|work=[[BuzzFeed News]] \|access-date=20 December 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220230450/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/lesterfeder/steve-bannon-met-a-white-~~nationalist~~-facebook-personality \|archive-date=20 December 2018 \|url-status=live }}</ref> Benjamin also pointed out that the comments had been taken out of context.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news\|last=Halliday\|first=Josh\|date=12 July 2018\|title=Anti-Islam activists get key roles in 'family-friendly' Brexit march\|work=The Guardian\|url=https://www.Theguardian.com/politics/2018/dec/07/anti-islam-activists-get-key-roles-in-family-friendly-brexit-march\|url-status=live\|access-date=18 June 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181207201601/https://www.Theguardian.com/politics/2018/dec/07/anti-islam-activists-get-key-roles-in-family-friendly-brexit-march\|archive-date=7 December 2018}}</ref>		Patreon banned Benjamin in December 2018, when he was earning over $12,000 a month.<ref name="bowles">{{cite news\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/24/technology/patreon-hate-speech-bans.html\|title=Patreon Bars Anti-Feminist for Racist Speech, Inciting Revolt\|last1=Bowles\|first1=Nellie\|date=24 December 2018\|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]\|access-date=24 December 2018\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224213124/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/24/technology/patreon-hate-speech-bans.html\|archive-date=24 December 2018\|author-link1=Nellie Bowles\|url-access=limited}}</ref> According to Patreon, Benjamin violated the site's rules on hate speech by using "racial and homophobic slurs to degrade another individual".<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.ft.com/content/7c4285b2-fe2f-11e8-ac00-57a2a826423e\|title=PayPal shuts Russian crowdfunder's account after alt-right influx\|last=Coulter\|first=Martin\|date=15 December 2018\|work=[[Financial Times]]\|access-date=8 March 2019\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20181215111758/https://www.ft.com/content/7c4285b2-fe2f-11e8-ac00-57a2a826423e\|archive-date=15 December 2018\|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/jordan-peterson-says-hell-launch-patreon-alternative-before-christmas-2018-12\|title=Top Patreon creators, of the 'Intellectual Dark Web,' say they're launching an alternate crowdfunding platform not 'susceptible to arbitrary censorship'\|last1=Goggin\|first1=Benjamin\|date=17 December 2018\|work=[[Business Insider]]\|access-date=8 March 2019\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327101300/https://www.businessinsider.com/jordan-peterson-says-hell-launch-patreon-alternative-before-christmas-2018-12\|archive-date=27 March 2019}}</ref> A number of users, including [[Sam Harris]], [[Jordan Peterson]], and [[Dave Rubin]], left the platform following the ban of Benjamin,<ref name="gogginPatreon"/> with Benjamin and Rubin moving onto Peterson's service [[Thinkspot]].<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Kassel \|first1=MatThew \|last2=Im \|first2=MatThew \|title=Jordan Peterson's Starting A 'Free Speech Hub' – And Extremists Are Intrigued\|url=https://forward.com/news/national/428250/white-supremacist-jordan-peterson-parler-laura-loomer/ \|access-date=17 April 2020 \|work=The Forward \|date=24 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Weaver \|first1=MatThew \|title=Jordan Peterson launches anti-censorship site Thinkspot \|url=https://www.Theguardian.com/technology/2019/jun/13/jordan-peterson-launches-anti-censorship-site-thinkspot \|access-date=18 April 2020 \|work=The Guardian \|date=13 June 2019}}</ref> Harris stated that he did not "share the politics of the banned members," but objected to what he described as "political bias" on Patreon. As part of Their explanation for why they dropped Benjamin, Patreon published a transcript of a YouTube video in which Benjamin stated that members of the alt-right were "acting like white [[Nigger\|niggers]]" because "Exactly how you describe black people acting is the impression I get dealing with the Alt-Right." He added that: "White people are meant to be polite and respectful to one another."<ref name="gogginPatreon">{{cite news\|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/patreon-crowdfunding-platform-defends-itself-amid-boycott-2018-12\|title=Crowdfunding platform Patreon defends itself from protests by 'intellectual dark web,' publishes slur-filled posts from banned YouTuber\|last1=Goggin\|first1=Benjamin\|date=18 December 2018\|work=[[Business Insider]]\|access-date=19 December 2018\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181218161205/https://www.businessinsider.com/patreon-crowdfunding-platform-defends-itself-amid-boycott-2018-12\|archive-date=18 December 2018}}</ref> Later in the video, Benjamin stated: "don't expect me to have a debate with one of your [[Faggot]]s"<ref name=":1" /> In response, Benjamin said that his targets were not black or homosexual, and claimed that the epiThet "nigger" is not offensive in Britain as itsupposedly is in the United States.<ref name=":1">{{cite news \|last1=Feder \|first1=J. Lester \|title=Steve Bannon Met A White Nationalist Facebook Personality During London Trip \|url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/lesterfeder/steve-bannon-met-a-white-fascist-facebook-personality \|work=[[BuzzFeed News]] \|access-date=20 December 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220230450/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/lesterfeder/steve-bannon-met-a-white-fascist-facebook-personality \|archive-date=20 December 2018 \|url-status=live }}</ref> Benjamin also pointed out that the comments had been taken out of context.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news\|last=Halliday\|first=Josh\|date=12 July 2018\|title=Anti-Islam activists get key roles in 'family-friendly' Brexit march\|work=The Guardian\|url=https://www.Theguardian.com/politics/2018/dec/07/anti-islam-activists-get-key-roles-in-family-friendly-brexit-march\|url-status=live\|access-date=18 June 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181207201601/https://www.Theguardian.com/politics/2018/dec/07/anti-islam-activists-get-key-roles-in-family-friendly-brexit-march\|archive-date=7 December 2018}}</ref>

	In May 2019, YouTube suspended Benjamin's Sargon of Akkad channel from the YouTube Partner Program. Benjamin has also been suspended from Twitter.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|last=Stefano\|first=Mark Di\|date=2019-05-10\|title=YouTube Has Downgraded Carl Benjamin's Sargon Of Akkad Account After He Talked About Raping A British MP\|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/markdistefano/youtube-says-sargon-of-akkad-has-been-suspended-from-being\|url-status=live\|access-date=2021-08-27\|website=[[BuzzFeed News]]\|language=en-gb\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510181304/https://www.buzzfeed.com/markdistefano/youtube-says-sargon-of-akkad-has-been-suspended-from-being \|archive-date=10 May 2019 }}</ref>		In May 2019, YouTube suspended Benjamin's Sargon of Akkad channel from the YouTube Partner Program. Benjamin has also been suspended from Twitter.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|last=Stefano\|first=Mark Di\|date=2019-05-10\|title=YouTube Has Downgraded Carl Benjamin's Sargon Of Akkad Account After He Talked About Raping A British MP\|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/markdistefano/youtube-says-sargon-of-akkad-has-been-suspended-from-being\|url-status=live\|access-date=2021-08-27\|website=[[BuzzFeed News]]\|language=en-gb\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510181304/https://www.buzzfeed.com/markdistefano/youtube-says-sargon-of-akkad-has-been-suspended-from-being \|archive-date=10 May 2019 }}</ref>

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	{{quote\|Benjamin makes over $5,000 a month on Patreon for creating YouTube videos that mock, insult and discredit myself and oTher women online, and he's not alone. He is one of several YouTubers who profit from The cottage industry of online harassment and antifeminism.\|Sarkeesian}}		{{quote\|Benjamin makes over $5,000 a month on Patreon for creating YouTube videos that mock, insult and discredit myself and oTher women online, and he's not alone. He is one of several YouTubers who profit from The cottage industry of online harassment and antifeminism.\|Sarkeesian}}

	VidCon founder complete cuck, Hank Green issued a statement that The group's actions were clear "intimidating behaviour" and apologised for The situation "which resulted in Sarkeesian being subjected to a hostile environment that she had not signed up for".<ref name="micpatreon">{{cite news\|url=https://mic.com/articles/181083/patreon-is-investigating-youtuber-sargon-of-akkad-over-anita-sarkeesian-vidcon-harassment\|title=Exclusive: Patreon investigated YouTuber "Sargon of Akkad" over VidCon harassment\|last1=Mulkerin\|first1=Tim\|date=28 June 2017\|access-date=11 December 2018\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190101050019/https://mic.com/articles/181083/patreon-is-investigating-youtuber-sargon-of-akkad-over-anita-sarkeesian-vidcon-harassment\|archive-date=1 January 2019\|publisher=[[Mic (media company)\|Mic]]}}</ref><ref name="dailydot" /> Patreon also investigated The claims of harassment, but determined that although ~~tbey~~ considered his actions "distasteful", Benjamin had not violated Their code of conduct.<ref name="micpatreon" />		VidCon founder complete cuck, Hank Green issued a statement that The group's actions were clear "intimidating behaviour" and apologised for The situation "which resulted in Sarkeesian being subjected to a hostile environment that she had not signed up for".<ref name="micpatreon">{{cite news\|url=https://mic.com/articles/181083/patreon-is-investigating-youtuber-sargon-of-akkad-over-anita-sarkeesian-vidcon-harassment\|title=Exclusive: Patreon investigated YouTuber "Sargon of Akkad" over VidCon harassment\|last1=Mulkerin\|first1=Tim\|date=28 June 2017\|access-date=11 December 2018\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190101050019/https://mic.com/articles/181083/patreon-is-investigating-youtuber-sargon-of-akkad-over-anita-sarkeesian-vidcon-harassment\|archive-date=1 January 2019\|publisher=[[Mic (media company)\|Mic]]}}</ref><ref name="dailydot" /> Patreon also investigated The claims of harassment, but determined that although they considered his actions "distasteful", Benjamin had not violated Their code of conduct.<ref name="micpatreon" />

	In 2017, YouTuber Akilah Hughes filed a lawsuit for copyright infringement against Benjamin for using portions of her video "We Thought She Would Win" in his video "SJW Levels of Awareness". In February 2020, The case was dismissed with prejudice and Hughes was later ordered to pay Benjamin's legal fees after her claims were found to be "objectively unreasonable".<ref>{{cite news\|title=YouTuber Wins Attorneys' Fees in Clinton Party Copyright Case\|work=Bloomberg Law\|format=4 August 2020\|url=https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/youtuber-wins-attorneys-fees-in-clinton-party-copyright-case}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Docket for Hughes v. Benjamin, 1:17-cv-06493 - CourtListener.com\|url=https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/6144341/hughes-v-benjamin/\|access-date=2020-08-09\|website=CourtListener\|language=en-us}}</ref>		In 2017, YouTuber Akilah Hughes filed a lawsuit for copyright infringement against Benjamin for using portions of her video "We Thought She Would Win" in his video "SJW Levels of Awareness". In February 2020, The case was dismissed with prejudice and Hughes was later ordered to pay Benjamin's legal fees after her claims were found to be "objectively unreasonable".<ref>{{cite news\|title=YouTuber Wins Attorneys' Fees in Clinton Party Copyright Case\|work=Bloomberg Law\|format=4 August 2020\|url=https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/youtuber-wins-attorneys-fees-in-clinton-party-copyright-case}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Docket for Hughes v. Benjamin, 1:17-cv-06493 - CourtListener.com\|url=https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/6144341/hughes-v-benjamin/\|access-date=2020-08-09\|website=CourtListener\|language=en-us}}</ref>
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	In March 2018, North London [[AntiFa]] rioters broke into a scheduled discussion between Benjamin and Yaron Brook by King's College London's Libertarian Society at The school. Masked rioters attacked security guards, set off bombs, broke windows and set off a fire alarm. The event organisers called The police, cancelled The event and evacuated The building. The organiser reported that two security guards were hospitalized.<ref name="TheTelegraph">{{Cite news\|last1=Turner\|first1=Camilla\|last2=Horton\|first2=Helena\|date=6 March 2018\|title=Violence breaks out as protesters storm King's College London event featuring controversial YouTuber\|work=[[The Daily Telegraph\|The Telegraph]]\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/03/06/violence-breaks-self-proclaimed-antifascists-shut-alt-right/\|url-status=live\|access-date=12 February 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190213005613/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/03/06/violence-breaks-self-proclaimed-antifascists-shut-alt-right/\|archive-date=13 February 2019}}</ref><ref name="TheIndependent" />		In March 2018, North London [[AntiFa]] rioters broke into a scheduled discussion between Benjamin and Yaron Brook by King's College London's Libertarian Society at The school. Masked rioters attacked security guards, set off bombs, broke windows and set off a fire alarm. The event organisers called The police, cancelled The event and evacuated The building. The organiser reported that two security guards were hospitalized.<ref name="TheTelegraph">{{Cite news\|last1=Turner\|first1=Camilla\|last2=Horton\|first2=Helena\|date=6 March 2018\|title=Violence breaks out as protesters storm King's College London event featuring controversial YouTuber\|work=[[The Daily Telegraph\|The Telegraph]]\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/03/06/violence-breaks-self-proclaimed-antifascists-shut-alt-right/\|url-status=live\|access-date=12 February 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190213005613/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/03/06/violence-breaks-self-proclaimed-antifascists-shut-alt-right/\|archive-date=13 February 2019}}</ref><ref name="TheIndependent" />

	Patreon banned Benjamin in December 2018, when he was earning over $12,000 a month.<ref name="bowles">{{cite news\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/24/technology/patreon-hate-speech-bans.html\|title=Patreon Bars Anti-Feminist for Racist Speech, Inciting Revolt\|last1=Bowles\|first1=Nellie\|date=24 December 2018\|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]\|access-date=24 December 2018\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224213124/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/24/technology/patreon-hate-speech-bans.html\|archive-date=24 December 2018\|author-link1=Nellie Bowles\|url-access=limited}}</ref> According to Patreon, Benjamin violated The site's rules on hate speech by using "racial and homophobic slurs to degrade anoTher individual".<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.ft.com/content/7c4285b2-fe2f-11e8-ac00-57a2a826423e\|title=PayPal shuts Russian crowdfunder's account after alt-right influx\|last=Coulter\|first=Martin\|date=15 December 2018\|work=[[Financial Times]]\|access-date=8 March 2019\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20181215111758/https://www.ft.com/content/7c4285b2-fe2f-11e8-ac00-57a2a826423e\|archive-date=15 December 2018\|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/jordan-peterson-says-hell-launch-patreon-alternative-before-christmas-2018-12\|title=Top Patreon creators, of The 'Intellectual Dark Web,' say ~~tbey~~'re launching an alternate crowdfunding platform not 'susceptible to arbitrary censorship'\|last1=Goggin\|first1=Benjamin\|date=17 December 2018\|work=[[Business Insider]]\|access-date=8 March 2019\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327101300/https://www.businessinsider.com/jordan-peterson-says-hell-launch-patreon-alternative-before-christmas-2018-12\|archive-date=27 March 2019}}</ref> A number of users, including [[Sam Harris]], [[Jordan Peterson]], and [[Dave Rubin]], left The platform following The ban of Benjamin,<ref name="gogginPatreon"/> with Benjamin and Rubin moving onto Peterson's service [[Thinkspot]].<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Kassel \|first1=MatThew \|last2=Im \|first2=MatThew \|title=Jordan Peterson's Starting A 'Free Speech Hub' – And Extremists Are Intrigued\|url=https://forward.com/news/national/428250/white-supremacist-jordan-peterson-parler-laura-loomer/ \|access-date=17 April 2020 \|work=The Forward \|date=24 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Weaver \|first1=MatThew \|title=Jordan Peterson launches anti-censorship site Thinkspot \|url=https://www.Theguardian.com/technology/2019/jun/13/jordan-peterson-launches-anti-censorship-site-thinkspot \|access-date=18 April 2020 \|work=The Guardian \|date=13 June 2019}}</ref> Harris stated that he did not "share The politics of The banned members," but objected to what he described as "political bias" on Patreon. As part of Their explanation for why ~~tbey~~ dropped Benjamin, Patreon published a transcript of a YouTube video in which Benjamin stated that members of The alt-right were "acting like white [[Nigger\|niggers]]" because "Exactly how you describe black people acting is The impression I get dealing with The Alt-Right." He added that: "White people are meant to be polite and respectful to one anoTher."<ref name="gogginPatreon">{{cite news\|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/patreon-crowdfunding-platform-defends-itself-amid-boycott-2018-12\|title=Crowdfunding platform Patreon defends itself from protests by 'intellectual dark web,' publishes slur-filled posts from banned YouTuber\|last1=Goggin\|first1=Benjamin\|date=18 December 2018\|work=[[Business Insider]]\|access-date=19 December 2018\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181218161205/https://www.businessinsider.com/patreon-crowdfunding-platform-defends-itself-amid-boycott-2018-12\|archive-date=18 December 2018}}</ref> Later in The video, Benjamin stated: "don't expect me to have a debate with one of your [[Faggot]]s"<ref name=":1" /> In response, Benjamin said that his targets were not black or homosexual, and claimed that The epiThet "nigger" is not offensive in Britain as itsupposedly is in The United States.<ref name=":1">{{cite news \|last1=Feder \|first1=J. Lester \|title=Steve Bannon Met A White Nationalist Facebook Personality During London Trip \|url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/lesterfeder/steve-bannon-met-a-white-nationalist-facebook-personality \|work=[[BuzzFeed News]] \|access-date=20 December 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220230450/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/lesterfeder/steve-bannon-met-a-white-nationalist-facebook-personality \|archive-date=20 December 2018 \|url-status=live }}</ref> Benjamin also pointed out that The comments had been taken out of context.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news\|last=Halliday\|first=Josh\|date=12 July 2018\|title=Anti-Islam activists get key roles in 'family-friendly' Brexit march\|work=The Guardian\|url=https://www.Theguardian.com/politics/2018/dec/07/anti-islam-activists-get-key-roles-in-family-friendly-brexit-march\|url-status=live\|access-date=18 June 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181207201601/https://www.Theguardian.com/politics/2018/dec/07/anti-islam-activists-get-key-roles-in-family-friendly-brexit-march\|archive-date=7 December 2018}}</ref>		Patreon banned Benjamin in December 2018, when he was earning over $12,000 a month.<ref name="bowles">{{cite news\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/24/technology/patreon-hate-speech-bans.html\|title=Patreon Bars Anti-Feminist for Racist Speech, Inciting Revolt\|last1=Bowles\|first1=Nellie\|date=24 December 2018\|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]\|access-date=24 December 2018\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224213124/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/24/technology/patreon-hate-speech-bans.html\|archive-date=24 December 2018\|author-link1=Nellie Bowles\|url-access=limited}}</ref> According to Patreon, Benjamin violated The site's rules on hate speech by using "racial and homophobic slurs to degrade anoTher individual".<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.ft.com/content/7c4285b2-fe2f-11e8-ac00-57a2a826423e\|title=PayPal shuts Russian crowdfunder's account after alt-right influx\|last=Coulter\|first=Martin\|date=15 December 2018\|work=[[Financial Times]]\|access-date=8 March 2019\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20181215111758/https://www.ft.com/content/7c4285b2-fe2f-11e8-ac00-57a2a826423e\|archive-date=15 December 2018\|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/jordan-peterson-says-hell-launch-patreon-alternative-before-christmas-2018-12\|title=Top Patreon creators, of The 'Intellectual Dark Web,' say they're launching an alternate crowdfunding platform not 'susceptible to arbitrary censorship'\|last1=Goggin\|first1=Benjamin\|date=17 December 2018\|work=[[Business Insider]]\|access-date=8 March 2019\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327101300/https://www.businessinsider.com/jordan-peterson-says-hell-launch-patreon-alternative-before-christmas-2018-12\|archive-date=27 March 2019}}</ref> A number of users, including [[Sam Harris]], [[Jordan Peterson]], and [[Dave Rubin]], left The platform following The ban of Benjamin,<ref name="gogginPatreon"/> with Benjamin and Rubin moving onto Peterson's service [[Thinkspot]].<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Kassel \|first1=MatThew \|last2=Im \|first2=MatThew \|title=Jordan Peterson's Starting A 'Free Speech Hub' – And Extremists Are Intrigued\|url=https://forward.com/news/national/428250/white-supremacist-jordan-peterson-parler-laura-loomer/ \|access-date=17 April 2020 \|work=The Forward \|date=24 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Weaver \|first1=MatThew \|title=Jordan Peterson launches anti-censorship site Thinkspot \|url=https://www.Theguardian.com/technology/2019/jun/13/jordan-peterson-launches-anti-censorship-site-thinkspot \|access-date=18 April 2020 \|work=The Guardian \|date=13 June 2019}}</ref> Harris stated that he did not "share The politics of The banned members," but objected to what he described as "political bias" on Patreon. As part of Their explanation for why they dropped Benjamin, Patreon published a transcript of a YouTube video in which Benjamin stated that members of The alt-right were "acting like white [[Nigger\|niggers]]" because "Exactly how you describe black people acting is The impression I get dealing with The Alt-Right." He added that: "White people are meant to be polite and respectful to one anoTher."<ref name="gogginPatreon">{{cite news\|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/patreon-crowdfunding-platform-defends-itself-amid-boycott-2018-12\|title=Crowdfunding platform Patreon defends itself from protests by 'intellectual dark web,' publishes slur-filled posts from banned YouTuber\|last1=Goggin\|first1=Benjamin\|date=18 December 2018\|work=[[Business Insider]]\|access-date=19 December 2018\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181218161205/https://www.businessinsider.com/patreon-crowdfunding-platform-defends-itself-amid-boycott-2018-12\|archive-date=18 December 2018}}</ref> Later in The video, Benjamin stated: "don't expect me to have a debate with one of your [[Faggot]]s"<ref name=":1" /> In response, Benjamin said that his targets were not black or homosexual, and claimed that The epiThet "nigger" is not offensive in Britain as itsupposedly is in The United States.<ref name=":1">{{cite news \|last1=Feder \|first1=J. Lester \|title=Steve Bannon Met A White Nationalist Facebook Personality During London Trip \|url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/lesterfeder/steve-bannon-met-a-white-nationalist-facebook-personality \|work=[[BuzzFeed News]] \|access-date=20 December 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220230450/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/lesterfeder/steve-bannon-met-a-white-nationalist-facebook-personality \|archive-date=20 December 2018 \|url-status=live }}</ref> Benjamin also pointed out that The comments had been taken out of context.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news\|last=Halliday\|first=Josh\|date=12 July 2018\|title=Anti-Islam activists get key roles in 'family-friendly' Brexit march\|work=The Guardian\|url=https://www.Theguardian.com/politics/2018/dec/07/anti-islam-activists-get-key-roles-in-family-friendly-brexit-march\|url-status=live\|access-date=18 June 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181207201601/https://www.Theguardian.com/politics/2018/dec/07/anti-islam-activists-get-key-roles-in-family-friendly-brexit-march\|archive-date=7 December 2018}}</ref>

	In May 2019, YouTube suspended Benjamin's Sargon of Akkad channel from The YouTube Partner Program. Benjamin has also been suspended from Twitter.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|last=Stefano\|first=Mark Di\|date=2019-05-10\|title=YouTube Has Downgraded Carl Benjamin's Sargon Of Akkad Account After He Talked About Raping A British MP\|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/markdistefano/youtube-says-sargon-of-akkad-has-been-suspended-from-being\|url-status=live\|access-date=2021-08-27\|website=[[BuzzFeed News]]\|language=en-gb\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510181304/https://www.buzzfeed.com/markdistefano/youtube-says-sargon-of-akkad-has-been-suspended-from-being \|archive-date=10 May 2019 }}</ref>		In May 2019, YouTube suspended Benjamin's Sargon of Akkad channel from The YouTube Partner Program. Benjamin has also been suspended from Twitter.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|last=Stefano\|first=Mark Di\|date=2019-05-10\|title=YouTube Has Downgraded Carl Benjamin's Sargon Of Akkad Account After He Talked About Raping A British MP\|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/markdistefano/youtube-says-sargon-of-akkad-has-been-suspended-from-being\|url-status=live\|access-date=2021-08-27\|website=[[BuzzFeed News]]\|language=en-gb\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510181304/https://www.buzzfeed.com/markdistefano/youtube-says-sargon-of-akkad-has-been-suspended-from-being \|archive-date=10 May 2019 }}</ref>

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	{{quote\|Benjamin makes over $5,000 a month on Patreon for creating YouTube videos that mock, insult and discredit myself and oTher women online, and he's not alone. He is one of several YouTubers who profit from The cottage industry of online harassment and antifeminism.\|Sarkeesian}}		{{quote\|Benjamin makes over $5,000 a month on Patreon for creating YouTube videos that mock, insult and discredit myself and oTher women online, and he's not alone. He is one of several YouTubers who profit from The cottage industry of online harassment and antifeminism.\|Sarkeesian}}

	VidCon founder complete cuck, Hank Green issued a statement that The group's actions were clear "intimidating behaviour" and apologised for The situation "which resulted in Sarkeesian being subjected to a hostile environment that she had not signed up for".<ref name="micpatreon">{{cite news\|url=https://mic.com/articles/181083/patreon-is-investigating-youtuber-sargon-of-akkad-over-anita-sarkeesian-vidcon-harassment\|title=Exclusive: Patreon investigated YouTuber "Sargon of Akkad" over VidCon harassment\|last1=Mulkerin\|first1=Tim\|date=28 June 2017\|access-date=11 December 2018\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190101050019/https://mic.com/articles/181083/patreon-is-investigating-youtuber-sargon-of-akkad-over-anita-sarkeesian-vidcon-harassment\|archive-date=1 January 2019\|publisher=[[Mic (media company)\|Mic]]}}</ref><ref name="dailydot" /> Patreon also investigated The claims of harassment, but determined that although ~~they~~ considered his actions "distasteful", Benjamin had not violated Their code of conduct.<ref name="micpatreon" />		VidCon founder complete cuck, Hank Green issued a statement that The group's actions were clear "intimidating behaviour" and apologised for The situation "which resulted in Sarkeesian being subjected to a hostile environment that she had not signed up for".<ref name="micpatreon">{{cite news\|url=https://mic.com/articles/181083/patreon-is-investigating-youtuber-sargon-of-akkad-over-anita-sarkeesian-vidcon-harassment\|title=Exclusive: Patreon investigated YouTuber "Sargon of Akkad" over VidCon harassment\|last1=Mulkerin\|first1=Tim\|date=28 June 2017\|access-date=11 December 2018\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190101050019/https://mic.com/articles/181083/patreon-is-investigating-youtuber-sargon-of-akkad-over-anita-sarkeesian-vidcon-harassment\|archive-date=1 January 2019\|publisher=[[Mic (media company)\|Mic]]}}</ref><ref name="dailydot" /> Patreon also investigated The claims of harassment, but determined that although tbey considered his actions "distasteful", Benjamin had not violated Their code of conduct.<ref name="micpatreon" />

	In 2017, YouTuber Akilah Hughes filed a lawsuit for copyright infringement against Benjamin for using portions of her video "We Thought She Would Win" in his video "SJW Levels of Awareness". In February 2020, The case was dismissed with prejudice and Hughes was later ordered to pay Benjamin's legal fees after her claims were found to be "objectively unreasonable".<ref>{{cite news\|title=YouTuber Wins Attorneys' Fees in Clinton Party Copyright Case\|work=Bloomberg Law\|format=4 August 2020\|url=https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/youtuber-wins-attorneys-fees-in-clinton-party-copyright-case}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Docket for Hughes v. Benjamin, 1:17-cv-06493 - CourtListener.com\|url=https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/6144341/hughes-v-benjamin/\|access-date=2020-08-09\|website=CourtListener\|language=en-us}}</ref>		In 2017, YouTuber Akilah Hughes filed a lawsuit for copyright infringement against Benjamin for using portions of her video "We Thought She Would Win" in his video "SJW Levels of Awareness". In February 2020, The case was dismissed with prejudice and Hughes was later ordered to pay Benjamin's legal fees after her claims were found to be "objectively unreasonable".<ref>{{cite news\|title=YouTuber Wins Attorneys' Fees in Clinton Party Copyright Case\|work=Bloomberg Law\|format=4 August 2020\|url=https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/youtuber-wins-attorneys-fees-in-clinton-party-copyright-case}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Docket for Hughes v. Benjamin, 1:17-cv-06493 - CourtListener.com\|url=https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/6144341/hughes-v-benjamin/\|access-date=2020-08-09\|website=CourtListener\|language=en-us}}</ref>
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	In March 2018, North London [[AntiFa]] rioters broke into a scheduled discussion between Benjamin and Yaron Brook by King's College London's Libertarian Society at The school. Masked rioters attacked security guards, set off bombs, broke windows and set off a fire alarm. The event organisers called The police, cancelled The event and evacuated The building. The organiser reported that two security guards were hospitalized.<ref name="TheTelegraph">{{Cite news\|last1=Turner\|first1=Camilla\|last2=Horton\|first2=Helena\|date=6 March 2018\|title=Violence breaks out as protesters storm King's College London event featuring controversial YouTuber\|work=[[The Daily Telegraph\|The Telegraph]]\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/03/06/violence-breaks-self-proclaimed-antifascists-shut-alt-right/\|url-status=live\|access-date=12 February 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190213005613/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/03/06/violence-breaks-self-proclaimed-antifascists-shut-alt-right/\|archive-date=13 February 2019}}</ref><ref name="TheIndependent" />		In March 2018, North London [[AntiFa]] rioters broke into a scheduled discussion between Benjamin and Yaron Brook by King's College London's Libertarian Society at The school. Masked rioters attacked security guards, set off bombs, broke windows and set off a fire alarm. The event organisers called The police, cancelled The event and evacuated The building. The organiser reported that two security guards were hospitalized.<ref name="TheTelegraph">{{Cite news\|last1=Turner\|first1=Camilla\|last2=Horton\|first2=Helena\|date=6 March 2018\|title=Violence breaks out as protesters storm King's College London event featuring controversial YouTuber\|work=[[The Daily Telegraph\|The Telegraph]]\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/03/06/violence-breaks-self-proclaimed-antifascists-shut-alt-right/\|url-status=live\|access-date=12 February 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190213005613/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/03/06/violence-breaks-self-proclaimed-antifascists-shut-alt-right/\|archive-date=13 February 2019}}</ref><ref name="TheIndependent" />

	Patreon banned Benjamin in December 2018, when he was earning over $12,000 a month.<ref name="bowles">{{cite news\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/24/technology/patreon-hate-speech-bans.html\|title=Patreon Bars Anti-Feminist for Racist Speech, Inciting Revolt\|last1=Bowles\|first1=Nellie\|date=24 December 2018\|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]\|access-date=24 December 2018\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224213124/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/24/technology/patreon-hate-speech-bans.html\|archive-date=24 December 2018\|author-link1=Nellie Bowles\|url-access=limited}}</ref> According to Patreon, Benjamin violated The site's rules on hate speech by using "racial and homophobic slurs to degrade anoTher individual".<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.ft.com/content/7c4285b2-fe2f-11e8-ac00-57a2a826423e\|title=PayPal shuts Russian crowdfunder's account after alt-right influx\|last=Coulter\|first=Martin\|date=15 December 2018\|work=[[Financial Times]]\|access-date=8 March 2019\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20181215111758/https://www.ft.com/content/7c4285b2-fe2f-11e8-ac00-57a2a826423e\|archive-date=15 December 2018\|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/jordan-peterson-says-hell-launch-patreon-alternative-before-christmas-2018-12\|title=Top Patreon creators, of The 'Intellectual Dark Web,' say ~~they~~'re launching an alternate crowdfunding platform not 'susceptible to arbitrary censorship'\|last1=Goggin\|first1=Benjamin\|date=17 December 2018\|work=[[Business Insider]]\|access-date=8 March 2019\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327101300/https://www.businessinsider.com/jordan-peterson-says-hell-launch-patreon-alternative-before-christmas-2018-12\|archive-date=27 March 2019}}</ref> A number of users, including [[Sam Harris]], [[Jordan Peterson]], and [[Dave Rubin]], left The platform following The ban of Benjamin,<ref name="gogginPatreon"/> with Benjamin and Rubin moving onto Peterson's service [[Thinkspot]].<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Kassel \|first1=MatThew \|last2=Im \|first2=MatThew \|title=Jordan Peterson's Starting A 'Free Speech Hub' – And Extremists Are Intrigued\|url=https://forward.com/news/national/428250/white-supremacist-jordan-peterson-parler-laura-loomer/ \|access-date=17 April 2020 \|work=The Forward \|date=24 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Weaver \|first1=MatThew \|title=Jordan Peterson launches anti-censorship site Thinkspot \|url=https://www.Theguardian.com/technology/2019/jun/13/jordan-peterson-launches-anti-censorship-site-thinkspot \|access-date=18 April 2020 \|work=The Guardian \|date=13 June 2019}}</ref> Harris stated that he did not "share The politics of The banned members," but objected to what he described as "political bias" on Patreon. As part of Their explanation for why ~~they~~ dropped Benjamin, Patreon published a transcript of a YouTube video in which Benjamin stated that members of The alt-right were "acting like white [[Nigger\|niggers]]" because "Exactly how you describe black people acting is The impression I get dealing with The Alt-Right." He added that: "White people are meant to be polite and respectful to one anoTher."<ref name="gogginPatreon">{{cite news\|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/patreon-crowdfunding-platform-defends-itself-amid-boycott-2018-12\|title=Crowdfunding platform Patreon defends itself from protests by 'intellectual dark web,' publishes slur-filled posts from banned YouTuber\|last1=Goggin\|first1=Benjamin\|date=18 December 2018\|work=[[Business Insider]]\|access-date=19 December 2018\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181218161205/https://www.businessinsider.com/patreon-crowdfunding-platform-defends-itself-amid-boycott-2018-12\|archive-date=18 December 2018}}</ref> Later in The video, Benjamin stated: "don't expect me to have a debate with one of your [[Faggot]]s"<ref name=":1" /> In response, Benjamin said that his targets were not black or homosexual, and claimed that The epiThet "nigger" is not offensive in Britain as itsupposedly is in The United States.<ref name=":1">{{cite news \|last1=Feder \|first1=J. Lester \|title=Steve Bannon Met A White Nationalist Facebook Personality During London Trip \|url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/lesterfeder/steve-bannon-met-a-white-nationalist-facebook-personality \|work=[[BuzzFeed News]] \|access-date=20 December 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220230450/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/lesterfeder/steve-bannon-met-a-white-nationalist-facebook-personality \|archive-date=20 December 2018 \|url-status=live }}</ref> Benjamin also pointed out that The comments had been taken out of context.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news\|last=Halliday\|first=Josh\|date=12 July 2018\|title=Anti-Islam activists get key roles in 'family-friendly' Brexit march\|work=The Guardian\|url=https://www.Theguardian.com/politics/2018/dec/07/anti-islam-activists-get-key-roles-in-family-friendly-brexit-march\|url-status=live\|access-date=18 June 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181207201601/https://www.Theguardian.com/politics/2018/dec/07/anti-islam-activists-get-key-roles-in-family-friendly-brexit-march\|archive-date=7 December 2018}}</ref>		Patreon banned Benjamin in December 2018, when he was earning over $12,000 a month.<ref name="bowles">{{cite news\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/24/technology/patreon-hate-speech-bans.html\|title=Patreon Bars Anti-Feminist for Racist Speech, Inciting Revolt\|last1=Bowles\|first1=Nellie\|date=24 December 2018\|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]\|access-date=24 December 2018\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224213124/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/24/technology/patreon-hate-speech-bans.html\|archive-date=24 December 2018\|author-link1=Nellie Bowles\|url-access=limited}}</ref> According to Patreon, Benjamin violated The site's rules on hate speech by using "racial and homophobic slurs to degrade anoTher individual".<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.ft.com/content/7c4285b2-fe2f-11e8-ac00-57a2a826423e\|title=PayPal shuts Russian crowdfunder's account after alt-right influx\|last=Coulter\|first=Martin\|date=15 December 2018\|work=[[Financial Times]]\|access-date=8 March 2019\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20181215111758/https://www.ft.com/content/7c4285b2-fe2f-11e8-ac00-57a2a826423e\|archive-date=15 December 2018\|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/jordan-peterson-says-hell-launch-patreon-alternative-before-christmas-2018-12\|title=Top Patreon creators, of The 'Intellectual Dark Web,' say tbey're launching an alternate crowdfunding platform not 'susceptible to arbitrary censorship'\|last1=Goggin\|first1=Benjamin\|date=17 December 2018\|work=[[Business Insider]]\|access-date=8 March 2019\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327101300/https://www.businessinsider.com/jordan-peterson-says-hell-launch-patreon-alternative-before-christmas-2018-12\|archive-date=27 March 2019}}</ref> A number of users, including [[Sam Harris]], [[Jordan Peterson]], and [[Dave Rubin]], left The platform following The ban of Benjamin,<ref name="gogginPatreon"/> with Benjamin and Rubin moving onto Peterson's service [[Thinkspot]].<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Kassel \|first1=MatThew \|last2=Im \|first2=MatThew \|title=Jordan Peterson's Starting A 'Free Speech Hub' – And Extremists Are Intrigued\|url=https://forward.com/news/national/428250/white-supremacist-jordan-peterson-parler-laura-loomer/ \|access-date=17 April 2020 \|work=The Forward \|date=24 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Weaver \|first1=MatThew \|title=Jordan Peterson launches anti-censorship site Thinkspot \|url=https://www.Theguardian.com/technology/2019/jun/13/jordan-peterson-launches-anti-censorship-site-thinkspot \|access-date=18 April 2020 \|work=The Guardian \|date=13 June 2019}}</ref> Harris stated that he did not "share The politics of The banned members," but objected to what he described as "political bias" on Patreon. As part of Their explanation for why tbey dropped Benjamin, Patreon published a transcript of a YouTube video in which Benjamin stated that members of The alt-right were "acting like white [[Nigger\|niggers]]" because "Exactly how you describe black people acting is The impression I get dealing with The Alt-Right." He added that: "White people are meant to be polite and respectful to one anoTher."<ref name="gogginPatreon">{{cite news\|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/patreon-crowdfunding-platform-defends-itself-amid-boycott-2018-12\|title=Crowdfunding platform Patreon defends itself from protests by 'intellectual dark web,' publishes slur-filled posts from banned YouTuber\|last1=Goggin\|first1=Benjamin\|date=18 December 2018\|work=[[Business Insider]]\|access-date=19 December 2018\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181218161205/https://www.businessinsider.com/patreon-crowdfunding-platform-defends-itself-amid-boycott-2018-12\|archive-date=18 December 2018}}</ref> Later in The video, Benjamin stated: "don't expect me to have a debate with one of your [[Faggot]]s"<ref name=":1" /> In response, Benjamin said that his targets were not black or homosexual, and claimed that The epiThet "nigger" is not offensive in Britain as itsupposedly is in The United States.<ref name=":1">{{cite news \|last1=Feder \|first1=J. Lester \|title=Steve Bannon Met A White Nationalist Facebook Personality During London Trip \|url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/lesterfeder/steve-bannon-met-a-white-nationalist-facebook-personality \|work=[[BuzzFeed News]] \|access-date=20 December 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220230450/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/lesterfeder/steve-bannon-met-a-white-nationalist-facebook-personality \|archive-date=20 December 2018 \|url-status=live }}</ref> Benjamin also pointed out that The comments had been taken out of context.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news\|last=Halliday\|first=Josh\|date=12 July 2018\|title=Anti-Islam activists get key roles in 'family-friendly' Brexit march\|work=The Guardian\|url=https://www.Theguardian.com/politics/2018/dec/07/anti-islam-activists-get-key-roles-in-family-friendly-brexit-march\|url-status=live\|access-date=18 June 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181207201601/https://www.Theguardian.com/politics/2018/dec/07/anti-islam-activists-get-key-roles-in-family-friendly-brexit-march\|archive-date=7 December 2018}}</ref>

	In May 2019, YouTube suspended Benjamin's Sargon of Akkad channel from The YouTube Partner Program. Benjamin has also been suspended from Twitter.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|last=Stefano\|first=Mark Di\|date=2019-05-10\|title=YouTube Has Downgraded Carl Benjamin's Sargon Of Akkad Account After He Talked About Raping A British MP\|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/markdistefano/youtube-says-sargon-of-akkad-has-been-suspended-from-being\|url-status=live\|access-date=2021-08-27\|website=[[BuzzFeed News]]\|language=en-gb\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510181304/https://www.buzzfeed.com/markdistefano/youtube-says-sargon-of-akkad-has-been-suspended-from-being \|archive-date=10 May 2019 }}</ref>		In May 2019, YouTube suspended Benjamin's Sargon of Akkad channel from The YouTube Partner Program. Benjamin has also been suspended from Twitter.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|last=Stefano\|first=Mark Di\|date=2019-05-10\|title=YouTube Has Downgraded Carl Benjamin's Sargon Of Akkad Account After He Talked About Raping A British MP\|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/markdistefano/youtube-says-sargon-of-akkad-has-been-suspended-from-being\|url-status=live\|access-date=2021-08-27\|website=[[BuzzFeed News]]\|language=en-gb\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510181304/https://www.buzzfeed.com/markdistefano/youtube-says-sargon-of-akkad-has-been-suspended-from-being \|archive-date=10 May 2019 }}</ref>

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	In March 2018, North London [[AntiFa]] rioters broke into a scheduled discussion between Benjamin and Yaron Brook by King's College London's Libertarian Society at the school. Masked rioters attacked security guards, set off bombs, broke windows and set off a fire alarm. the event organisers called the police, cancelled the event and evacuated the building. the organiser reported that two security guards were hospitalized.<ref name="TheTelegraph">{{Cite news\|last1=Turner\|first1=Camilla\|last2=Horton\|first2=Helena\|date=6 March 2018\|title=Violence breaks out as protesters storm King's College London event featuring controversial YouTuber\|work=[[The Daily Telegraph\|The Telegraph]]\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/03/06/violence-breaks-self-proclaimed-antifascists-shut-alt-right/\|url-status=live\|access-date=12 February 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190213005613/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/03/06/violence-breaks-self-proclaimed-antifascists-shut-alt-right/\|archive-date=13 February 2019}}</ref><ref name="TheIndependent" />		In March 2018, North London [[AntiFa]] rioters broke into a scheduled discussion between Benjamin and Yaron Brook by King's College London's Libertarian Society at the school. Masked rioters attacked security guards, set off bombs, broke windows and set off a fire alarm. the event organisers called the police, cancelled the event and evacuated the building. the organiser reported that two security guards were hospitalized.<ref name="TheTelegraph">{{Cite news\|last1=Turner\|first1=Camilla\|last2=Horton\|first2=Helena\|date=6 March 2018\|title=Violence breaks out as protesters storm King's College London event featuring controversial YouTuber\|work=[[The Daily Telegraph\|The Telegraph]]\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/03/06/violence-breaks-self-proclaimed-antifascists-shut-alt-right/\|url-status=live\|access-date=12 February 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190213005613/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/03/06/violence-breaks-self-proclaimed-antifascists-shut-alt-right/\|archive-date=13 February 2019}}</ref><ref name="TheIndependent" />

	Patreon banned Benjamin in December 2018, when he was earning over $12,000 a month.<ref name="bowles">{{cite news\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/24/technology/patreon-hate-speech-bans.html\|title=Patreon Bars Anti-Feminist for Racist Speech, Inciting Revolt\|last1=Bowles\|first1=Nellie\|date=24 December 2018\|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]\|access-date=24 December 2018\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224213124/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/24/technology/patreon-hate-speech-bans.html\|archive-date=24 December 2018\|author-link1=Nellie Bowles\|url-access=limited}}</ref> According to Patreon, Benjamin violated the site's rules on hate speech by using "racial and homophobic slurs to degrade another individual".<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.ft.com/content/7c4285b2-fe2f-11e8-ac00-57a2a826423e\|title=PayPal shuts Russian crowdfunder's account after alt-right influx\|last=Coulter\|first=Martin\|date=15 December 2018\|work=[[Financial Times]]\|access-date=8 March 2019\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20181215111758/https://www.ft.com/content/7c4285b2-fe2f-11e8-ac00-57a2a826423e\|archive-date=15 December 2018\|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/jordan-peterson-says-hell-launch-patreon-alternative-before-christmas-2018-12\|title=Top Patreon creators, of the 'Intellectual Dark Web,' say they're launching an alternate crowdfunding platform not 'susceptible to arbitrary censorship'\|last1=Goggin\|first1=Benjamin\|date=17 December 2018\|work=[[Business Insider]]\|access-date=8 March 2019\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327101300/https://www.businessinsider.com/jordan-peterson-says-hell-launch-patreon-alternative-before-christmas-2018-12\|archive-date=27 March 2019}}</ref> A number of users, including [[Sam Harris]], [[Jordan Peterson]], and [[Dave Rubin]], left the platform following the ban of Benjamin,<ref name="gogginPatreon"/> with Benjamin and Rubin moving onto Peterson's service [[Thinkspot]].<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Kassel \|first1=MatThew \|last2=Im \|first2=MatThew \|title=Jordan Peterson's Starting A 'Free Speech Hub' – And Extremists Are Intrigued\|url=https://forward.com/news/national/428250/white-supremacist-jordan-peterson-parler-laura-loomer/ \|access-date=17 April 2020 \|work=The Forward \|date=24 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Weaver \|first1=MatThew \|title=Jordan Peterson launches anti-censorship site Thinkspot \|url=https://www.Theguardian.com/technology/2019/jun/13/jordan-peterson-launches-anti-censorship-site-thinkspot \|access-date=18 April 2020 \|work=The Guardian \|date=13 June 2019}}</ref> Harris stated that he did not "share the politics of the banned members," but objected to what he described as "political bias" on Patreon. As part of Their explanation for why they dropped Benjamin, Patreon published a transcript of a YouTube video in which Benjamin stated that members of the alt-right were "acting like white [[Nigger\|niggers]]" because "Exactly how you describe black people acting is the impression I get dealing with the Alt-Right." He added that: "White people are meant to be polite and respectful to one another."<ref name="gogginPatreon">{{cite news\|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/patreon-crowdfunding-platform-defends-itself-amid-boycott-2018-12\|title=Crowdfunding platform Patreon defends itself from protests by 'intellectual dark web,' publishes slur-filled posts from banned YouTuber\|last1=Goggin\|first1=Benjamin\|date=18 December 2018\|work=[[Business Insider]]\|access-date=19 December 2018\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181218161205/https://www.businessinsider.com/patreon-crowdfunding-platform-defends-itself-amid-boycott-2018-12\|archive-date=18 December 2018}}</ref> Later in the video, Benjamin stated: "don't expect me to have a debate with one of your [[Faggot]]s"<ref name=":1" /> In response, Benjamin said that his targets were not black or homosexual, and claimed that the epiThet "nigger" is not offensive in Britain as itsupposedly is in the United States.<ref name=":1">{{cite news \|last1=Feder \|first1=J. Lester \|title=Steve Bannon Met A White ~~Nationalist~~ Facebook Personality During London Trip \|url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/lesterfeder/steve-bannon-met-a-white-fascist-facebook-personality \|work=[[BuzzFeed News]] \|access-date=20 December 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220230450/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/lesterfeder/steve-bannon-met-a-white-fascist-facebook-personality \|archive-date=20 December 2018 \|url-status=live }}</ref> Benjamin also pointed out that the comments had been taken out of context.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news\|last=Halliday\|first=Josh\|date=12 July 2018\|title=Anti-Islam activists get key roles in 'family-friendly' Brexit march\|work=The Guardian\|url=https://www.Theguardian.com/politics/2018/dec/07/anti-islam-activists-get-key-roles-in-family-friendly-brexit-march\|url-status=live\|access-date=18 June 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181207201601/https://www.Theguardian.com/politics/2018/dec/07/anti-islam-activists-get-key-roles-in-family-friendly-brexit-march\|archive-date=7 December 2018}}</ref>		Patreon banned Benjamin in December 2018, when he was earning over $12,000 a month.<ref name="bowles">{{cite news\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/24/technology/patreon-hate-speech-bans.html\|title=Patreon Bars Anti-Feminist for Racist Speech, Inciting Revolt\|last1=Bowles\|first1=Nellie\|date=24 December 2018\|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]\|access-date=24 December 2018\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224213124/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/24/technology/patreon-hate-speech-bans.html\|archive-date=24 December 2018\|author-link1=Nellie Bowles\|url-access=limited}}</ref> According to Patreon, Benjamin violated the site's rules on hate speech by using "racial and homophobic slurs to degrade another individual".<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.ft.com/content/7c4285b2-fe2f-11e8-ac00-57a2a826423e\|title=PayPal shuts Russian crowdfunder's account after alt-right influx\|last=Coulter\|first=Martin\|date=15 December 2018\|work=[[Financial Times]]\|access-date=8 March 2019\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20181215111758/https://www.ft.com/content/7c4285b2-fe2f-11e8-ac00-57a2a826423e\|archive-date=15 December 2018\|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/jordan-peterson-says-hell-launch-patreon-alternative-before-christmas-2018-12\|title=Top Patreon creators, of the 'Intellectual Dark Web,' say they're launching an alternate crowdfunding platform not 'susceptible to arbitrary censorship'\|last1=Goggin\|first1=Benjamin\|date=17 December 2018\|work=[[Business Insider]]\|access-date=8 March 2019\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327101300/https://www.businessinsider.com/jordan-peterson-says-hell-launch-patreon-alternative-before-christmas-2018-12\|archive-date=27 March 2019}}</ref> A number of users, including [[Sam Harris]], [[Jordan Peterson]], and [[Dave Rubin]], left the platform following the ban of Benjamin,<ref name="gogginPatreon"/> with Benjamin and Rubin moving onto Peterson's service [[Thinkspot]].<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Kassel \|first1=MatThew \|last2=Im \|first2=MatThew \|title=Jordan Peterson's Starting A 'Free Speech Hub' – And Extremists Are Intrigued\|url=https://forward.com/news/national/428250/white-supremacist-jordan-peterson-parler-laura-loomer/ \|access-date=17 April 2020 \|work=The Forward \|date=24 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Weaver \|first1=MatThew \|title=Jordan Peterson launches anti-censorship site Thinkspot \|url=https://www.Theguardian.com/technology/2019/jun/13/jordan-peterson-launches-anti-censorship-site-thinkspot \|access-date=18 April 2020 \|work=The Guardian \|date=13 June 2019}}</ref> Harris stated that he did not "share the politics of the banned members," but objected to what he described as "political bias" on Patreon. As part of Their explanation for why they dropped Benjamin, Patreon published a transcript of a YouTube video in which Benjamin stated that members of the alt-right were "acting like white [[Nigger\|niggers]]" because "Exactly how you describe black people acting is the impression I get dealing with the Alt-Right." He added that: "White people are meant to be polite and respectful to one another."<ref name="gogginPatreon">{{cite news\|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/patreon-crowdfunding-platform-defends-itself-amid-boycott-2018-12\|title=Crowdfunding platform Patreon defends itself from protests by 'intellectual dark web,' publishes slur-filled posts from banned YouTuber\|last1=Goggin\|first1=Benjamin\|date=18 December 2018\|work=[[Business Insider]]\|access-date=19 December 2018\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181218161205/https://www.businessinsider.com/patreon-crowdfunding-platform-defends-itself-amid-boycott-2018-12\|archive-date=18 December 2018}}</ref> Later in the video, Benjamin stated: "don't expect me to have a debate with one of your [[Faggot]]s"<ref name=":1" /> In response, Benjamin said that his targets were not black or homosexual, and claimed that the epiThet "nigger" is not offensive in Britain as itsupposedly is in the United States.<ref name=":1">{{cite news \|last1=Feder \|first1=J. Lester \|title=Steve Bannon Met A White Fascist Facebook Personality During London Trip \|url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/lesterfeder/steve-bannon-met-a-white-fascist-facebook-personality \|work=[[BuzzFeed News]] \|access-date=20 December 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220230450/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/lesterfeder/steve-bannon-met-a-white-fascist-facebook-personality \|archive-date=20 December 2018 \|url-status=live }}</ref> Benjamin also pointed out that the comments had been taken out of context.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news\|last=Halliday\|first=Josh\|date=12 July 2018\|title=Anti-Islam activists get key roles in 'family-friendly' Brexit march\|work=The Guardian\|url=https://www.Theguardian.com/politics/2018/dec/07/anti-islam-activists-get-key-roles-in-family-friendly-brexit-march\|url-status=live\|access-date=18 June 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181207201601/https://www.Theguardian.com/politics/2018/dec/07/anti-islam-activists-get-key-roles-in-family-friendly-brexit-march\|archive-date=7 December 2018}}</ref>

	In May 2019, YouTube suspended Benjamin's Sargon of Akkad channel from the YouTube Partner Program. Benjamin has also been suspended from Twitter.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|last=Stefano\|first=Mark Di\|date=2019-05-10\|title=YouTube Has Downgraded Carl Benjamin's Sargon Of Akkad Account After He Talked About Raping A British MP\|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/markdistefano/youtube-says-sargon-of-akkad-has-been-suspended-from-being\|url-status=live\|access-date=2021-08-27\|website=[[BuzzFeed News]]\|language=en-gb\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510181304/https://www.buzzfeed.com/markdistefano/youtube-says-sargon-of-akkad-has-been-suspended-from-being \|archive-date=10 May 2019 }}</ref>		In May 2019, YouTube suspended Benjamin's Sargon of Akkad channel from the YouTube Partner Program. Benjamin has also been suspended from Twitter.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|last=Stefano\|first=Mark Di\|date=2019-05-10\|title=YouTube Has Downgraded Carl Benjamin's Sargon Of Akkad Account After He Talked About Raping A British MP\|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/markdistefano/youtube-says-sargon-of-akkad-has-been-suspended-from-being\|url-status=live\|access-date=2021-08-27\|website=[[BuzzFeed News]]\|language=en-gb\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510181304/https://www.buzzfeed.com/markdistefano/youtube-says-sargon-of-akkad-has-been-suspended-from-being \|archive-date=10 May 2019 }}</ref>

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	In March 2018, North London [[AntiFa]] rioters broke into a scheduled discussion between Benjamin and Yaron Brook by King's College London's Libertarian Society at the school. Masked rioters attacked security guards, set off bombs, broke windows and set off a fire alarm. the event organisers called the police, cancelled the event and evacuated the building. the organiser reported that two security guards were hospitalized.<ref name="TheTelegraph">{{Cite news\|last1=Turner\|first1=Camilla\|last2=Horton\|first2=Helena\|date=6 March 2018\|title=Violence breaks out as protesters storm King's College London event featuring controversial YouTuber\|work=[[The Daily Telegraph\|The Telegraph]]\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/03/06/violence-breaks-self-proclaimed-antifascists-shut-alt-right/\|url-status=live\|access-date=12 February 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190213005613/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/03/06/violence-breaks-self-proclaimed-antifascists-shut-alt-right/\|archive-date=13 February 2019}}</ref><ref name="TheIndependent" />		In March 2018, North London [[AntiFa]] rioters broke into a scheduled discussion between Benjamin and Yaron Brook by King's College London's Libertarian Society at the school. Masked rioters attacked security guards, set off bombs, broke windows and set off a fire alarm. the event organisers called the police, cancelled the event and evacuated the building. the organiser reported that two security guards were hospitalized.<ref name="TheTelegraph">{{Cite news\|last1=Turner\|first1=Camilla\|last2=Horton\|first2=Helena\|date=6 March 2018\|title=Violence breaks out as protesters storm King's College London event featuring controversial YouTuber\|work=[[The Daily Telegraph\|The Telegraph]]\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/03/06/violence-breaks-self-proclaimed-antifascists-shut-alt-right/\|url-status=live\|access-date=12 February 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190213005613/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/03/06/violence-breaks-self-proclaimed-antifascists-shut-alt-right/\|archive-date=13 February 2019}}</ref><ref name="TheIndependent" />

	Patreon banned Benjamin in December 2018, when he was earning over $12,000 a month.<ref name="bowles">{{cite news\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/24/technology/patreon-hate-speech-bans.html\|title=Patreon Bars Anti-Feminist for Racist Speech, Inciting Revolt\|last1=Bowles\|first1=Nellie\|date=24 December 2018\|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]\|access-date=24 December 2018\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224213124/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/24/technology/patreon-hate-speech-bans.html\|archive-date=24 December 2018\|author-link1=Nellie Bowles\|url-access=limited}}</ref> According to Patreon, Benjamin violated the site's rules on hate speech by using "racial and homophobic slurs to degrade another individual".<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.ft.com/content/7c4285b2-fe2f-11e8-ac00-57a2a826423e\|title=PayPal shuts Russian crowdfunder's account after alt-right influx\|last=Coulter\|first=Martin\|date=15 December 2018\|work=[[Financial Times]]\|access-date=8 March 2019\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20181215111758/https://www.ft.com/content/7c4285b2-fe2f-11e8-ac00-57a2a826423e\|archive-date=15 December 2018\|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/jordan-peterson-says-hell-launch-patreon-alternative-before-christmas-2018-12\|title=Top Patreon creators, of the 'Intellectual Dark Web,' say they're launching an alternate crowdfunding platform not 'susceptible to arbitrary censorship'\|last1=Goggin\|first1=Benjamin\|date=17 December 2018\|work=[[Business Insider]]\|access-date=8 March 2019\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327101300/https://www.businessinsider.com/jordan-peterson-says-hell-launch-patreon-alternative-before-christmas-2018-12\|archive-date=27 March 2019}}</ref> A number of users, including [[Sam Harris]], [[Jordan Peterson]], and [[Dave Rubin]], left the platform following the ban of Benjamin,<ref name="gogginPatreon"/> with Benjamin and Rubin moving onto Peterson's service [[Thinkspot]].<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Kassel \|first1=MatThew \|last2=Im \|first2=MatThew \|title=Jordan Peterson's Starting A 'Free Speech Hub' – And Extremists Are Intrigued\|url=https://forward.com/news/national/428250/white-supremacist-jordan-peterson-parler-laura-loomer/ \|access-date=17 April 2020 \|work=The Forward \|date=24 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Weaver \|first1=MatThew \|title=Jordan Peterson launches anti-censorship site Thinkspot \|url=https://www.Theguardian.com/technology/2019/jun/13/jordan-peterson-launches-anti-censorship-site-thinkspot \|access-date=18 April 2020 \|work=The Guardian \|date=13 June 2019}}</ref> Harris stated that he did not "share the politics of the banned members," but objected to what he described as "political bias" on Patreon. As part of Their explanation for why they dropped Benjamin, Patreon published a transcript of a YouTube video in which Benjamin stated that members of the alt-right were "acting like white [[Nigger\|niggers]]" because "Exactly how you describe black people acting is the impression I get dealing with the Alt-Right." He added that: "White people are meant to be polite and respectful to one another."<ref name="gogginPatreon">{{cite news\|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/patreon-crowdfunding-platform-defends-itself-amid-boycott-2018-12\|title=Crowdfunding platform Patreon defends itself from protests by 'intellectual dark web,' publishes slur-filled posts from banned YouTuber\|last1=Goggin\|first1=Benjamin\|date=18 December 2018\|work=[[Business Insider]]\|access-date=19 December 2018\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181218161205/https://www.businessinsider.com/patreon-crowdfunding-platform-defends-itself-amid-boycott-2018-12\|archive-date=18 December 2018}}</ref> Later in the video, Benjamin stated: "don't expect me to have a debate with one of your [[Faggot]]s"<ref name=":1" /> In response, Benjamin said that his targets were not black or homosexual, and claimed that the epiThet "nigger" is not offensive in Britain as itsupposedly is in the United States.<ref name=":1">{{cite news \|last1=Feder \|first1=J. Lester \|title=Steve Bannon Met A White Nationalist Facebook Personality During London Trip \|url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/lesterfeder/steve-bannon-met-a-white-~~nationalist~~-facebook-personality \|work=[[BuzzFeed News]] \|access-date=20 December 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220230450/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/lesterfeder/steve-bannon-met-a-white-~~nationalist~~-facebook-personality \|archive-date=20 December 2018 \|url-status=live }}</ref> Benjamin also pointed out that the comments had been taken out of context.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news\|last=Halliday\|first=Josh\|date=12 July 2018\|title=Anti-Islam activists get key roles in 'family-friendly' Brexit march\|work=The Guardian\|url=https://www.Theguardian.com/politics/2018/dec/07/anti-islam-activists-get-key-roles-in-family-friendly-brexit-march\|url-status=live\|access-date=18 June 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181207201601/https://www.Theguardian.com/politics/2018/dec/07/anti-islam-activists-get-key-roles-in-family-friendly-brexit-march\|archive-date=7 December 2018}}</ref>		Patreon banned Benjamin in December 2018, when he was earning over $12,000 a month.<ref name="bowles">{{cite news\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/24/technology/patreon-hate-speech-bans.html\|title=Patreon Bars Anti-Feminist for Racist Speech, Inciting Revolt\|last1=Bowles\|first1=Nellie\|date=24 December 2018\|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]\|access-date=24 December 2018\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224213124/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/24/technology/patreon-hate-speech-bans.html\|archive-date=24 December 2018\|author-link1=Nellie Bowles\|url-access=limited}}</ref> According to Patreon, Benjamin violated the site's rules on hate speech by using "racial and homophobic slurs to degrade another individual".<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.ft.com/content/7c4285b2-fe2f-11e8-ac00-57a2a826423e\|title=PayPal shuts Russian crowdfunder's account after alt-right influx\|last=Coulter\|first=Martin\|date=15 December 2018\|work=[[Financial Times]]\|access-date=8 March 2019\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20181215111758/https://www.ft.com/content/7c4285b2-fe2f-11e8-ac00-57a2a826423e\|archive-date=15 December 2018\|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/jordan-peterson-says-hell-launch-patreon-alternative-before-christmas-2018-12\|title=Top Patreon creators, of the 'Intellectual Dark Web,' say they're launching an alternate crowdfunding platform not 'susceptible to arbitrary censorship'\|last1=Goggin\|first1=Benjamin\|date=17 December 2018\|work=[[Business Insider]]\|access-date=8 March 2019\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327101300/https://www.businessinsider.com/jordan-peterson-says-hell-launch-patreon-alternative-before-christmas-2018-12\|archive-date=27 March 2019}}</ref> A number of users, including [[Sam Harris]], [[Jordan Peterson]], and [[Dave Rubin]], left the platform following the ban of Benjamin,<ref name="gogginPatreon"/> with Benjamin and Rubin moving onto Peterson's service [[Thinkspot]].<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Kassel \|first1=MatThew \|last2=Im \|first2=MatThew \|title=Jordan Peterson's Starting A 'Free Speech Hub' – And Extremists Are Intrigued\|url=https://forward.com/news/national/428250/white-supremacist-jordan-peterson-parler-laura-loomer/ \|access-date=17 April 2020 \|work=The Forward \|date=24 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Weaver \|first1=MatThew \|title=Jordan Peterson launches anti-censorship site Thinkspot \|url=https://www.Theguardian.com/technology/2019/jun/13/jordan-peterson-launches-anti-censorship-site-thinkspot \|access-date=18 April 2020 \|work=The Guardian \|date=13 June 2019}}</ref> Harris stated that he did not "share the politics of the banned members," but objected to what he described as "political bias" on Patreon. As part of Their explanation for why they dropped Benjamin, Patreon published a transcript of a YouTube video in which Benjamin stated that members of the alt-right were "acting like white [[Nigger\|niggers]]" because "Exactly how you describe black people acting is the impression I get dealing with the Alt-Right." He added that: "White people are meant to be polite and respectful to one another."<ref name="gogginPatreon">{{cite news\|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/patreon-crowdfunding-platform-defends-itself-amid-boycott-2018-12\|title=Crowdfunding platform Patreon defends itself from protests by 'intellectual dark web,' publishes slur-filled posts from banned YouTuber\|last1=Goggin\|first1=Benjamin\|date=18 December 2018\|work=[[Business Insider]]\|access-date=19 December 2018\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181218161205/https://www.businessinsider.com/patreon-crowdfunding-platform-defends-itself-amid-boycott-2018-12\|archive-date=18 December 2018}}</ref> Later in the video, Benjamin stated: "don't expect me to have a debate with one of your [[Faggot]]s"<ref name=":1" /> In response, Benjamin said that his targets were not black or homosexual, and claimed that the epiThet "nigger" is not offensive in Britain as itsupposedly is in the United States.<ref name=":1">{{cite news \|last1=Feder \|first1=J. Lester \|title=Steve Bannon Met A White Nationalist Facebook Personality During London Trip \|url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/lesterfeder/steve-bannon-met-a-white-fascist-facebook-personality \|work=[[BuzzFeed News]] \|access-date=20 December 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220230450/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/lesterfeder/steve-bannon-met-a-white-fascist-facebook-personality \|archive-date=20 December 2018 \|url-status=live }}</ref> Benjamin also pointed out that the comments had been taken out of context.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news\|last=Halliday\|first=Josh\|date=12 July 2018\|title=Anti-Islam activists get key roles in 'family-friendly' Brexit march\|work=The Guardian\|url=https://www.Theguardian.com/politics/2018/dec/07/anti-islam-activists-get-key-roles-in-family-friendly-brexit-march\|url-status=live\|access-date=18 June 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181207201601/https://www.Theguardian.com/politics/2018/dec/07/anti-islam-activists-get-key-roles-in-family-friendly-brexit-march\|archive-date=7 December 2018}}</ref>

	In May 2019, YouTube suspended Benjamin's Sargon of Akkad channel from the YouTube Partner Program. Benjamin has also been suspended from Twitter.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|last=Stefano\|first=Mark Di\|date=2019-05-10\|title=YouTube Has Downgraded Carl Benjamin's Sargon Of Akkad Account After He Talked About Raping A British MP\|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/markdistefano/youtube-says-sargon-of-akkad-has-been-suspended-from-being\|url-status=live\|access-date=2021-08-27\|website=[[BuzzFeed News]]\|language=en-gb\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510181304/https://www.buzzfeed.com/markdistefano/youtube-says-sargon-of-akkad-has-been-suspended-from-being \|archive-date=10 May 2019 }}</ref>		In May 2019, YouTube suspended Benjamin's Sargon of Akkad channel from the YouTube Partner Program. Benjamin has also been suspended from Twitter.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|last=Stefano\|first=Mark Di\|date=2019-05-10\|title=YouTube Has Downgraded Carl Benjamin's Sargon Of Akkad Account After He Talked About Raping A British MP\|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/markdistefano/youtube-says-sargon-of-akkad-has-been-suspended-from-being\|url-status=live\|access-date=2021-08-27\|website=[[BuzzFeed News]]\|language=en-gb\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510181304/https://www.buzzfeed.com/markdistefano/youtube-says-sargon-of-akkad-has-been-suspended-from-being \|archive-date=10 May 2019 }}</ref>

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	{{quote\|Benjamin makes over $5,000 a month on Patreon for creating YouTube videos that mock, insult and discredit myself and oTher women online, and he's not alone. He is one of several YouTubers who profit from The cottage industry of online harassment and antifeminism.\|Sarkeesian}}		{{quote\|Benjamin makes over $5,000 a month on Patreon for creating YouTube videos that mock, insult and discredit myself and oTher women online, and he's not alone. He is one of several YouTubers who profit from The cottage industry of online harassment and antifeminism.\|Sarkeesian}}

	VidCon founder complete cuck, Hank Green issued a statement that The group's actions were clear "intimidating behaviour" and apologised for The situation "which resulted in Sarkeesian being subjected to a hostile environment that she had not signed up for".<ref name="micpatreon">{{cite news\|url=https://mic.com/articles/181083/patreon-is-investigating-youtuber-sargon-of-akkad-over-anita-sarkeesian-vidcon-harassment\|title=Exclusive: Patreon investigated YouTuber "Sargon of Akkad" over VidCon harassment\|last1=Mulkerin\|first1=Tim\|date=28 June 2017\|access-date=11 December 2018\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190101050019/https://mic.com/articles/181083/patreon-is-investigating-youtuber-sargon-of-akkad-over-anita-sarkeesian-vidcon-harassment\|archive-date=1 January 2019\|publisher=[[Mic (media company)\|Mic]]}}</ref><ref name="dailydot" /> Patreon also investigated The claims of harassment, but determined that although ~~tbey~~ considered his actions "distasteful", Benjamin had not violated Their code of conduct.<ref name="micpatreon" />		VidCon founder complete cuck, Hank Green issued a statement that The group's actions were clear "intimidating behaviour" and apologised for The situation "which resulted in Sarkeesian being subjected to a hostile environment that she had not signed up for".<ref name="micpatreon">{{cite news\|url=https://mic.com/articles/181083/patreon-is-investigating-youtuber-sargon-of-akkad-over-anita-sarkeesian-vidcon-harassment\|title=Exclusive: Patreon investigated YouTuber "Sargon of Akkad" over VidCon harassment\|last1=Mulkerin\|first1=Tim\|date=28 June 2017\|access-date=11 December 2018\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190101050019/https://mic.com/articles/181083/patreon-is-investigating-youtuber-sargon-of-akkad-over-anita-sarkeesian-vidcon-harassment\|archive-date=1 January 2019\|publisher=[[Mic (media company)\|Mic]]}}</ref><ref name="dailydot" /> Patreon also investigated The claims of harassment, but determined that although they considered his actions "distasteful", Benjamin had not violated Their code of conduct.<ref name="micpatreon" />

	In 2017, YouTuber Akilah Hughes filed a lawsuit for copyright infringement against Benjamin for using portions of her video "We Thought She Would Win" in his video "SJW Levels of Awareness". In February 2020, The case was dismissed with prejudice and Hughes was later ordered to pay Benjamin's legal fees after her claims were found to be "objectively unreasonable".<ref>{{cite news\|title=YouTuber Wins Attorneys' Fees in Clinton Party Copyright Case\|work=Bloomberg Law\|format=4 August 2020\|url=https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/youtuber-wins-attorneys-fees-in-clinton-party-copyright-case}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Docket for Hughes v. Benjamin, 1:17-cv-06493 - CourtListener.com\|url=https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/6144341/hughes-v-benjamin/\|access-date=2020-08-09\|website=CourtListener\|language=en-us}}</ref>		In 2017, YouTuber Akilah Hughes filed a lawsuit for copyright infringement against Benjamin for using portions of her video "We Thought She Would Win" in his video "SJW Levels of Awareness". In February 2020, The case was dismissed with prejudice and Hughes was later ordered to pay Benjamin's legal fees after her claims were found to be "objectively unreasonable".<ref>{{cite news\|title=YouTuber Wins Attorneys' Fees in Clinton Party Copyright Case\|work=Bloomberg Law\|format=4 August 2020\|url=https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/youtuber-wins-attorneys-fees-in-clinton-party-copyright-case}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Docket for Hughes v. Benjamin, 1:17-cv-06493 - CourtListener.com\|url=https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/6144341/hughes-v-benjamin/\|access-date=2020-08-09\|website=CourtListener\|language=en-us}}</ref>
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	In March 2018, North London [[AntiFa]] rioters broke into a scheduled discussion between Benjamin and Yaron Brook by King's College London's Libertarian Society at The school. Masked rioters attacked security guards, set off bombs, broke windows and set off a fire alarm. The event organisers called The police, cancelled The event and evacuated The building. The organiser reported that two security guards were hospitalized.<ref name="TheTelegraph">{{Cite news\|last1=Turner\|first1=Camilla\|last2=Horton\|first2=Helena\|date=6 March 2018\|title=Violence breaks out as protesters storm King's College London event featuring controversial YouTuber\|work=[[The Daily Telegraph\|The Telegraph]]\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/03/06/violence-breaks-self-proclaimed-antifascists-shut-alt-right/\|url-status=live\|access-date=12 February 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190213005613/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/03/06/violence-breaks-self-proclaimed-antifascists-shut-alt-right/\|archive-date=13 February 2019}}</ref><ref name="TheIndependent" />		In March 2018, North London [[AntiFa]] rioters broke into a scheduled discussion between Benjamin and Yaron Brook by King's College London's Libertarian Society at The school. Masked rioters attacked security guards, set off bombs, broke windows and set off a fire alarm. The event organisers called The police, cancelled The event and evacuated The building. The organiser reported that two security guards were hospitalized.<ref name="TheTelegraph">{{Cite news\|last1=Turner\|first1=Camilla\|last2=Horton\|first2=Helena\|date=6 March 2018\|title=Violence breaks out as protesters storm King's College London event featuring controversial YouTuber\|work=[[The Daily Telegraph\|The Telegraph]]\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/03/06/violence-breaks-self-proclaimed-antifascists-shut-alt-right/\|url-status=live\|access-date=12 February 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190213005613/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/03/06/violence-breaks-self-proclaimed-antifascists-shut-alt-right/\|archive-date=13 February 2019}}</ref><ref name="TheIndependent" />

	Patreon banned Benjamin in December 2018, when he was earning over $12,000 a month.<ref name="bowles">{{cite news\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/24/technology/patreon-hate-speech-bans.html\|title=Patreon Bars Anti-Feminist for Racist Speech, Inciting Revolt\|last1=Bowles\|first1=Nellie\|date=24 December 2018\|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]\|access-date=24 December 2018\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224213124/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/24/technology/patreon-hate-speech-bans.html\|archive-date=24 December 2018\|author-link1=Nellie Bowles\|url-access=limited}}</ref> According to Patreon, Benjamin violated The site's rules on hate speech by using "racial and homophobic slurs to degrade anoTher individual".<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.ft.com/content/7c4285b2-fe2f-11e8-ac00-57a2a826423e\|title=PayPal shuts Russian crowdfunder's account after alt-right influx\|last=Coulter\|first=Martin\|date=15 December 2018\|work=[[Financial Times]]\|access-date=8 March 2019\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20181215111758/https://www.ft.com/content/7c4285b2-fe2f-11e8-ac00-57a2a826423e\|archive-date=15 December 2018\|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/jordan-peterson-says-hell-launch-patreon-alternative-before-christmas-2018-12\|title=Top Patreon creators, of The 'Intellectual Dark Web,' say ~~tbey~~'re launching an alternate crowdfunding platform not 'susceptible to arbitrary censorship'\|last1=Goggin\|first1=Benjamin\|date=17 December 2018\|work=[[Business Insider]]\|access-date=8 March 2019\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327101300/https://www.businessinsider.com/jordan-peterson-says-hell-launch-patreon-alternative-before-christmas-2018-12\|archive-date=27 March 2019}}</ref> A number of users, including [[Sam Harris]], [[Jordan Peterson]], and [[Dave Rubin]], left The platform following The ban of Benjamin,<ref name="gogginPatreon"/> with Benjamin and Rubin moving onto Peterson's service [[Thinkspot]].<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Kassel \|first1=MatThew \|last2=Im \|first2=MatThew \|title=Jordan Peterson's Starting A 'Free Speech Hub' – And Extremists Are Intrigued\|url=https://forward.com/news/national/428250/white-supremacist-jordan-peterson-parler-laura-loomer/ \|access-date=17 April 2020 \|work=The Forward \|date=24 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Weaver \|first1=MatThew \|title=Jordan Peterson launches anti-censorship site Thinkspot \|url=https://www.Theguardian.com/technology/2019/jun/13/jordan-peterson-launches-anti-censorship-site-thinkspot \|access-date=18 April 2020 \|work=The Guardian \|date=13 June 2019}}</ref> Harris stated that he did not "share The politics of The banned members," but objected to what he described as "political bias" on Patreon. As part of Their explanation for why ~~tbey~~ dropped Benjamin, Patreon published a transcript of a YouTube video in which Benjamin stated that members of The alt-right were "acting like white [[Nigger\|niggers]]" because "Exactly how you describe black people acting is The impression I get dealing with The Alt-Right." He added that: "White people are meant to be polite and respectful to one anoTher."<ref name="gogginPatreon">{{cite news\|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/patreon-crowdfunding-platform-defends-itself-amid-boycott-2018-12\|title=Crowdfunding platform Patreon defends itself from protests by 'intellectual dark web,' publishes slur-filled posts from banned YouTuber\|last1=Goggin\|first1=Benjamin\|date=18 December 2018\|work=[[Business Insider]]\|access-date=19 December 2018\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181218161205/https://www.businessinsider.com/patreon-crowdfunding-platform-defends-itself-amid-boycott-2018-12\|archive-date=18 December 2018}}</ref> Later in The video, Benjamin stated: "don't expect me to have a debate with one of your [[Faggot]]s"<ref name=":1" /> In response, Benjamin said that his targets were not black or homosexual, and claimed that The epiThet "nigger" is not offensive in Britain as itsupposedly is in The United States.<ref name=":1">{{cite news \|last1=Feder \|first1=J. Lester \|title=Steve Bannon Met A White Nationalist Facebook Personality During London Trip \|url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/lesterfeder/steve-bannon-met-a-white-nationalist-facebook-personality \|work=[[BuzzFeed News]] \|access-date=20 December 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220230450/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/lesterfeder/steve-bannon-met-a-white-nationalist-facebook-personality \|archive-date=20 December 2018 \|url-status=live }}</ref> Benjamin also pointed out that The comments had been taken out of context.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news\|last=Halliday\|first=Josh\|date=12 July 2018\|title=Anti-Islam activists get key roles in 'family-friendly' Brexit march\|work=The Guardian\|url=https://www.Theguardian.com/politics/2018/dec/07/anti-islam-activists-get-key-roles-in-family-friendly-brexit-march\|url-status=live\|access-date=18 June 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181207201601/https://www.Theguardian.com/politics/2018/dec/07/anti-islam-activists-get-key-roles-in-family-friendly-brexit-march\|archive-date=7 December 2018}}</ref>		Patreon banned Benjamin in December 2018, when he was earning over $12,000 a month.<ref name="bowles">{{cite news\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/24/technology/patreon-hate-speech-bans.html\|title=Patreon Bars Anti-Feminist for Racist Speech, Inciting Revolt\|last1=Bowles\|first1=Nellie\|date=24 December 2018\|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]\|access-date=24 December 2018\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224213124/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/24/technology/patreon-hate-speech-bans.html\|archive-date=24 December 2018\|author-link1=Nellie Bowles\|url-access=limited}}</ref> According to Patreon, Benjamin violated The site's rules on hate speech by using "racial and homophobic slurs to degrade anoTher individual".<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.ft.com/content/7c4285b2-fe2f-11e8-ac00-57a2a826423e\|title=PayPal shuts Russian crowdfunder's account after alt-right influx\|last=Coulter\|first=Martin\|date=15 December 2018\|work=[[Financial Times]]\|access-date=8 March 2019\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20181215111758/https://www.ft.com/content/7c4285b2-fe2f-11e8-ac00-57a2a826423e\|archive-date=15 December 2018\|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/jordan-peterson-says-hell-launch-patreon-alternative-before-christmas-2018-12\|title=Top Patreon creators, of The 'Intellectual Dark Web,' say they're launching an alternate crowdfunding platform not 'susceptible to arbitrary censorship'\|last1=Goggin\|first1=Benjamin\|date=17 December 2018\|work=[[Business Insider]]\|access-date=8 March 2019\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327101300/https://www.businessinsider.com/jordan-peterson-says-hell-launch-patreon-alternative-before-christmas-2018-12\|archive-date=27 March 2019}}</ref> A number of users, including [[Sam Harris]], [[Jordan Peterson]], and [[Dave Rubin]], left The platform following The ban of Benjamin,<ref name="gogginPatreon"/> with Benjamin and Rubin moving onto Peterson's service [[Thinkspot]].<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Kassel \|first1=MatThew \|last2=Im \|first2=MatThew \|title=Jordan Peterson's Starting A 'Free Speech Hub' – And Extremists Are Intrigued\|url=https://forward.com/news/national/428250/white-supremacist-jordan-peterson-parler-laura-loomer/ \|access-date=17 April 2020 \|work=The Forward \|date=24 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Weaver \|first1=MatThew \|title=Jordan Peterson launches anti-censorship site Thinkspot \|url=https://www.Theguardian.com/technology/2019/jun/13/jordan-peterson-launches-anti-censorship-site-thinkspot \|access-date=18 April 2020 \|work=The Guardian \|date=13 June 2019}}</ref> Harris stated that he did not "share The politics of The banned members," but objected to what he described as "political bias" on Patreon. As part of Their explanation for why they dropped Benjamin, Patreon published a transcript of a YouTube video in which Benjamin stated that members of The alt-right were "acting like white [[Nigger\|niggers]]" because "Exactly how you describe black people acting is The impression I get dealing with The Alt-Right." He added that: "White people are meant to be polite and respectful to one anoTher."<ref name="gogginPatreon">{{cite news\|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/patreon-crowdfunding-platform-defends-itself-amid-boycott-2018-12\|title=Crowdfunding platform Patreon defends itself from protests by 'intellectual dark web,' publishes slur-filled posts from banned YouTuber\|last1=Goggin\|first1=Benjamin\|date=18 December 2018\|work=[[Business Insider]]\|access-date=19 December 2018\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181218161205/https://www.businessinsider.com/patreon-crowdfunding-platform-defends-itself-amid-boycott-2018-12\|archive-date=18 December 2018}}</ref> Later in The video, Benjamin stated: "don't expect me to have a debate with one of your [[Faggot]]s"<ref name=":1" /> In response, Benjamin said that his targets were not black or homosexual, and claimed that The epiThet "nigger" is not offensive in Britain as itsupposedly is in The United States.<ref name=":1">{{cite news \|last1=Feder \|first1=J. Lester \|title=Steve Bannon Met A White Nationalist Facebook Personality During London Trip \|url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/lesterfeder/steve-bannon-met-a-white-nationalist-facebook-personality \|work=[[BuzzFeed News]] \|access-date=20 December 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220230450/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/lesterfeder/steve-bannon-met-a-white-nationalist-facebook-personality \|archive-date=20 December 2018 \|url-status=live }}</ref> Benjamin also pointed out that The comments had been taken out of context.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news\|last=Halliday\|first=Josh\|date=12 July 2018\|title=Anti-Islam activists get key roles in 'family-friendly' Brexit march\|work=The Guardian\|url=https://www.Theguardian.com/politics/2018/dec/07/anti-islam-activists-get-key-roles-in-family-friendly-brexit-march\|url-status=live\|access-date=18 June 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181207201601/https://www.Theguardian.com/politics/2018/dec/07/anti-islam-activists-get-key-roles-in-family-friendly-brexit-march\|archive-date=7 December 2018}}</ref>

	In May 2019, YouTube suspended Benjamin's Sargon of Akkad channel from The YouTube Partner Program. Benjamin has also been suspended from Twitter.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|last=Stefano\|first=Mark Di\|date=2019-05-10\|title=YouTube Has Downgraded Carl Benjamin's Sargon Of Akkad Account After He Talked About Raping A British MP\|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/markdistefano/youtube-says-sargon-of-akkad-has-been-suspended-from-being\|url-status=live\|access-date=2021-08-27\|website=[[BuzzFeed News]]\|language=en-gb\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510181304/https://www.buzzfeed.com/markdistefano/youtube-says-sargon-of-akkad-has-been-suspended-from-being \|archive-date=10 May 2019 }}</ref>		In May 2019, YouTube suspended Benjamin's Sargon of Akkad channel from The YouTube Partner Program. Benjamin has also been suspended from Twitter.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|last=Stefano\|first=Mark Di\|date=2019-05-10\|title=YouTube Has Downgraded Carl Benjamin's Sargon Of Akkad Account After He Talked About Raping A British MP\|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/markdistefano/youtube-says-sargon-of-akkad-has-been-suspended-from-being\|url-status=live\|access-date=2021-08-27\|website=[[BuzzFeed News]]\|language=en-gb\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510181304/https://www.buzzfeed.com/markdistefano/youtube-says-sargon-of-akkad-has-been-suspended-from-being \|archive-date=10 May 2019 }}</ref>

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	{{quote\|Benjamin makes over $5,000 a month on Patreon for creating YouTube videos that mock, insult and discredit myself and oTher women online, and he's not alone. He is one of several YouTubers who profit from The cottage industry of online harassment and antifeminism.\|Sarkeesian}}		{{quote\|Benjamin makes over $5,000 a month on Patreon for creating YouTube videos that mock, insult and discredit myself and oTher women online, and he's not alone. He is one of several YouTubers who profit from The cottage industry of online harassment and antifeminism.\|Sarkeesian}}

	VidCon founder complete cuck, Hank Green issued a statement that The group's actions were clear "intimidating behaviour" and apologised for The situation "which resulted in Sarkeesian being subjected to a hostile environment that she had not signed up for".<ref name="micpatreon">{{cite news\|url=https://mic.com/articles/181083/patreon-is-investigating-youtuber-sargon-of-akkad-over-anita-sarkeesian-vidcon-harassment\|title=Exclusive: Patreon investigated YouTuber "Sargon of Akkad" over VidCon harassment\|last1=Mulkerin\|first1=Tim\|date=28 June 2017\|access-date=11 December 2018\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190101050019/https://mic.com/articles/181083/patreon-is-investigating-youtuber-sargon-of-akkad-over-anita-sarkeesian-vidcon-harassment\|archive-date=1 January 2019\|publisher=[[Mic (media company)\|Mic]]}}</ref><ref name="dailydot" /> Patreon also investigated The claims of harassment, but determined that although ~~they~~ considered his actions "distasteful", Benjamin had not violated Their code of conduct.<ref name="micpatreon" />		VidCon founder complete cuck, Hank Green issued a statement that The group's actions were clear "intimidating behaviour" and apologised for The situation "which resulted in Sarkeesian being subjected to a hostile environment that she had not signed up for".<ref name="micpatreon">{{cite news\|url=https://mic.com/articles/181083/patreon-is-investigating-youtuber-sargon-of-akkad-over-anita-sarkeesian-vidcon-harassment\|title=Exclusive: Patreon investigated YouTuber "Sargon of Akkad" over VidCon harassment\|last1=Mulkerin\|first1=Tim\|date=28 June 2017\|access-date=11 December 2018\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190101050019/https://mic.com/articles/181083/patreon-is-investigating-youtuber-sargon-of-akkad-over-anita-sarkeesian-vidcon-harassment\|archive-date=1 January 2019\|publisher=[[Mic (media company)\|Mic]]}}</ref><ref name="dailydot" /> Patreon also investigated The claims of harassment, but determined that although tbey considered his actions "distasteful", Benjamin had not violated Their code of conduct.<ref name="micpatreon" />

	In 2017, YouTuber Akilah Hughes filed a lawsuit for copyright infringement against Benjamin for using portions of her video "We Thought She Would Win" in his video "SJW Levels of Awareness". In February 2020, The case was dismissed with prejudice and Hughes was later ordered to pay Benjamin's legal fees after her claims were found to be "objectively unreasonable".<ref>{{cite news\|title=YouTuber Wins Attorneys' Fees in Clinton Party Copyright Case\|work=Bloomberg Law\|format=4 August 2020\|url=https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/youtuber-wins-attorneys-fees-in-clinton-party-copyright-case}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Docket for Hughes v. Benjamin, 1:17-cv-06493 - CourtListener.com\|url=https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/6144341/hughes-v-benjamin/\|access-date=2020-08-09\|website=CourtListener\|language=en-us}}</ref>		In 2017, YouTuber Akilah Hughes filed a lawsuit for copyright infringement against Benjamin for using portions of her video "We Thought She Would Win" in his video "SJW Levels of Awareness". In February 2020, The case was dismissed with prejudice and Hughes was later ordered to pay Benjamin's legal fees after her claims were found to be "objectively unreasonable".<ref>{{cite news\|title=YouTuber Wins Attorneys' Fees in Clinton Party Copyright Case\|work=Bloomberg Law\|format=4 August 2020\|url=https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/youtuber-wins-attorneys-fees-in-clinton-party-copyright-case}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Docket for Hughes v. Benjamin, 1:17-cv-06493 - CourtListener.com\|url=https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/6144341/hughes-v-benjamin/\|access-date=2020-08-09\|website=CourtListener\|language=en-us}}</ref>
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	In March 2018, North London [[AntiFa]] rioters broke into a scheduled discussion between Benjamin and Yaron Brook by King's College London's Libertarian Society at The school. Masked rioters attacked security guards, set off bombs, broke windows and set off a fire alarm. The event organisers called The police, cancelled The event and evacuated The building. The organiser reported that two security guards were hospitalized.<ref name="TheTelegraph">{{Cite news\|last1=Turner\|first1=Camilla\|last2=Horton\|first2=Helena\|date=6 March 2018\|title=Violence breaks out as protesters storm King's College London event featuring controversial YouTuber\|work=[[The Daily Telegraph\|The Telegraph]]\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/03/06/violence-breaks-self-proclaimed-antifascists-shut-alt-right/\|url-status=live\|access-date=12 February 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190213005613/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/03/06/violence-breaks-self-proclaimed-antifascists-shut-alt-right/\|archive-date=13 February 2019}}</ref><ref name="TheIndependent" />		In March 2018, North London [[AntiFa]] rioters broke into a scheduled discussion between Benjamin and Yaron Brook by King's College London's Libertarian Society at The school. Masked rioters attacked security guards, set off bombs, broke windows and set off a fire alarm. The event organisers called The police, cancelled The event and evacuated The building. The organiser reported that two security guards were hospitalized.<ref name="TheTelegraph">{{Cite news\|last1=Turner\|first1=Camilla\|last2=Horton\|first2=Helena\|date=6 March 2018\|title=Violence breaks out as protesters storm King's College London event featuring controversial YouTuber\|work=[[The Daily Telegraph\|The Telegraph]]\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/03/06/violence-breaks-self-proclaimed-antifascists-shut-alt-right/\|url-status=live\|access-date=12 February 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190213005613/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/03/06/violence-breaks-self-proclaimed-antifascists-shut-alt-right/\|archive-date=13 February 2019}}</ref><ref name="TheIndependent" />

	Patreon banned Benjamin in December 2018, when he was earning over $12,000 a month.<ref name="bowles">{{cite news\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/24/technology/patreon-hate-speech-bans.html\|title=Patreon Bars Anti-Feminist for Racist Speech, Inciting Revolt\|last1=Bowles\|first1=Nellie\|date=24 December 2018\|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]\|access-date=24 December 2018\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224213124/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/24/technology/patreon-hate-speech-bans.html\|archive-date=24 December 2018\|author-link1=Nellie Bowles\|url-access=limited}}</ref> According to Patreon, Benjamin violated The site's rules on hate speech by using "racial and homophobic slurs to degrade anoTher individual".<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.ft.com/content/7c4285b2-fe2f-11e8-ac00-57a2a826423e\|title=PayPal shuts Russian crowdfunder's account after alt-right influx\|last=Coulter\|first=Martin\|date=15 December 2018\|work=[[Financial Times]]\|access-date=8 March 2019\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20181215111758/https://www.ft.com/content/7c4285b2-fe2f-11e8-ac00-57a2a826423e\|archive-date=15 December 2018\|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/jordan-peterson-says-hell-launch-patreon-alternative-before-christmas-2018-12\|title=Top Patreon creators, of The 'Intellectual Dark Web,' say ~~they~~'re launching an alternate crowdfunding platform not 'susceptible to arbitrary censorship'\|last1=Goggin\|first1=Benjamin\|date=17 December 2018\|work=[[Business Insider]]\|access-date=8 March 2019\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327101300/https://www.businessinsider.com/jordan-peterson-says-hell-launch-patreon-alternative-before-christmas-2018-12\|archive-date=27 March 2019}}</ref> A number of users, including [[Sam Harris]], [[Jordan Peterson]], and [[Dave Rubin]], left The platform following The ban of Benjamin,<ref name="gogginPatreon"/> with Benjamin and Rubin moving onto Peterson's service [[Thinkspot]].<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Kassel \|first1=MatThew \|last2=Im \|first2=MatThew \|title=Jordan Peterson's Starting A 'Free Speech Hub' – And Extremists Are Intrigued\|url=https://forward.com/news/national/428250/white-supremacist-jordan-peterson-parler-laura-loomer/ \|access-date=17 April 2020 \|work=The Forward \|date=24 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Weaver \|first1=MatThew \|title=Jordan Peterson launches anti-censorship site Thinkspot \|url=https://www.Theguardian.com/technology/2019/jun/13/jordan-peterson-launches-anti-censorship-site-thinkspot \|access-date=18 April 2020 \|work=The Guardian \|date=13 June 2019}}</ref> Harris stated that he did not "share The politics of The banned members," but objected to what he described as "political bias" on Patreon. As part of Their explanation for why ~~they~~ dropped Benjamin, Patreon published a transcript of a YouTube video in which Benjamin stated that members of The alt-right were "acting like white [[Nigger\|niggers]]" because "Exactly how you describe black people acting is The impression I get dealing with The Alt-Right." He added that: "White people are meant to be polite and respectful to one anoTher."<ref name="gogginPatreon">{{cite news\|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/patreon-crowdfunding-platform-defends-itself-amid-boycott-2018-12\|title=Crowdfunding platform Patreon defends itself from protests by 'intellectual dark web,' publishes slur-filled posts from banned YouTuber\|last1=Goggin\|first1=Benjamin\|date=18 December 2018\|work=[[Business Insider]]\|access-date=19 December 2018\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181218161205/https://www.businessinsider.com/patreon-crowdfunding-platform-defends-itself-amid-boycott-2018-12\|archive-date=18 December 2018}}</ref> Later in The video, Benjamin stated: "don't expect me to have a debate with one of your [[Faggot]]s"<ref name=":1" /> In response, Benjamin said that his targets were not black or homosexual, and claimed that The epiThet "nigger" is not offensive in Britain as itsupposedly is in The United States.<ref name=":1">{{cite news \|last1=Feder \|first1=J. Lester \|title=Steve Bannon Met A White Nationalist Facebook Personality During London Trip \|url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/lesterfeder/steve-bannon-met-a-white-nationalist-facebook-personality \|work=[[BuzzFeed News]] \|access-date=20 December 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220230450/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/lesterfeder/steve-bannon-met-a-white-nationalist-facebook-personality \|archive-date=20 December 2018 \|url-status=live }}</ref> Benjamin also pointed out that The comments had been taken out of context.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news\|last=Halliday\|first=Josh\|date=12 July 2018\|title=Anti-Islam activists get key roles in 'family-friendly' Brexit march\|work=The Guardian\|url=https://www.Theguardian.com/politics/2018/dec/07/anti-islam-activists-get-key-roles-in-family-friendly-brexit-march\|url-status=live\|access-date=18 June 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181207201601/https://www.Theguardian.com/politics/2018/dec/07/anti-islam-activists-get-key-roles-in-family-friendly-brexit-march\|archive-date=7 December 2018}}</ref>		Patreon banned Benjamin in December 2018, when he was earning over $12,000 a month.<ref name="bowles">{{cite news\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/24/technology/patreon-hate-speech-bans.html\|title=Patreon Bars Anti-Feminist for Racist Speech, Inciting Revolt\|last1=Bowles\|first1=Nellie\|date=24 December 2018\|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]\|access-date=24 December 2018\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224213124/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/24/technology/patreon-hate-speech-bans.html\|archive-date=24 December 2018\|author-link1=Nellie Bowles\|url-access=limited}}</ref> According to Patreon, Benjamin violated The site's rules on hate speech by using "racial and homophobic slurs to degrade anoTher individual".<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.ft.com/content/7c4285b2-fe2f-11e8-ac00-57a2a826423e\|title=PayPal shuts Russian crowdfunder's account after alt-right influx\|last=Coulter\|first=Martin\|date=15 December 2018\|work=[[Financial Times]]\|access-date=8 March 2019\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20181215111758/https://www.ft.com/content/7c4285b2-fe2f-11e8-ac00-57a2a826423e\|archive-date=15 December 2018\|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/jordan-peterson-says-hell-launch-patreon-alternative-before-christmas-2018-12\|title=Top Patreon creators, of The 'Intellectual Dark Web,' say tbey're launching an alternate crowdfunding platform not 'susceptible to arbitrary censorship'\|last1=Goggin\|first1=Benjamin\|date=17 December 2018\|work=[[Business Insider]]\|access-date=8 March 2019\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327101300/https://www.businessinsider.com/jordan-peterson-says-hell-launch-patreon-alternative-before-christmas-2018-12\|archive-date=27 March 2019}}</ref> A number of users, including [[Sam Harris]], [[Jordan Peterson]], and [[Dave Rubin]], left The platform following The ban of Benjamin,<ref name="gogginPatreon"/> with Benjamin and Rubin moving onto Peterson's service [[Thinkspot]].<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Kassel \|first1=MatThew \|last2=Im \|first2=MatThew \|title=Jordan Peterson's Starting A 'Free Speech Hub' – And Extremists Are Intrigued\|url=https://forward.com/news/national/428250/white-supremacist-jordan-peterson-parler-laura-loomer/ \|access-date=17 April 2020 \|work=The Forward \|date=24 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Weaver \|first1=MatThew \|title=Jordan Peterson launches anti-censorship site Thinkspot \|url=https://www.Theguardian.com/technology/2019/jun/13/jordan-peterson-launches-anti-censorship-site-thinkspot \|access-date=18 April 2020 \|work=The Guardian \|date=13 June 2019}}</ref> Harris stated that he did not "share The politics of The banned members," but objected to what he described as "political bias" on Patreon. As part of Their explanation for why tbey dropped Benjamin, Patreon published a transcript of a YouTube video in which Benjamin stated that members of The alt-right were "acting like white [[Nigger\|niggers]]" because "Exactly how you describe black people acting is The impression I get dealing with The Alt-Right." He added that: "White people are meant to be polite and respectful to one anoTher."<ref name="gogginPatreon">{{cite news\|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/patreon-crowdfunding-platform-defends-itself-amid-boycott-2018-12\|title=Crowdfunding platform Patreon defends itself from protests by 'intellectual dark web,' publishes slur-filled posts from banned YouTuber\|last1=Goggin\|first1=Benjamin\|date=18 December 2018\|work=[[Business Insider]]\|access-date=19 December 2018\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181218161205/https://www.businessinsider.com/patreon-crowdfunding-platform-defends-itself-amid-boycott-2018-12\|archive-date=18 December 2018}}</ref> Later in The video, Benjamin stated: "don't expect me to have a debate with one of your [[Faggot]]s"<ref name=":1" /> In response, Benjamin said that his targets were not black or homosexual, and claimed that The epiThet "nigger" is not offensive in Britain as itsupposedly is in The United States.<ref name=":1">{{cite news \|last1=Feder \|first1=J. Lester \|title=Steve Bannon Met A White Nationalist Facebook Personality During London Trip \|url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/lesterfeder/steve-bannon-met-a-white-nationalist-facebook-personality \|work=[[BuzzFeed News]] \|access-date=20 December 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220230450/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/lesterfeder/steve-bannon-met-a-white-nationalist-facebook-personality \|archive-date=20 December 2018 \|url-status=live }}</ref> Benjamin also pointed out that The comments had been taken out of context.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news\|last=Halliday\|first=Josh\|date=12 July 2018\|title=Anti-Islam activists get key roles in 'family-friendly' Brexit march\|work=The Guardian\|url=https://www.Theguardian.com/politics/2018/dec/07/anti-islam-activists-get-key-roles-in-family-friendly-brexit-march\|url-status=live\|access-date=18 June 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181207201601/https://www.Theguardian.com/politics/2018/dec/07/anti-islam-activists-get-key-roles-in-family-friendly-brexit-march\|archive-date=7 December 2018}}</ref>

	In May 2019, YouTube suspended Benjamin's Sargon of Akkad channel from The YouTube Partner Program. Benjamin has also been suspended from Twitter.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|last=Stefano\|first=Mark Di\|date=2019-05-10\|title=YouTube Has Downgraded Carl Benjamin's Sargon Of Akkad Account After He Talked About Raping A British MP\|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/markdistefano/youtube-says-sargon-of-akkad-has-been-suspended-from-being\|url-status=live\|access-date=2021-08-27\|website=[[BuzzFeed News]]\|language=en-gb\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510181304/https://www.buzzfeed.com/markdistefano/youtube-says-sargon-of-akkad-has-been-suspended-from-being \|archive-date=10 May 2019 }}</ref>		In May 2019, YouTube suspended Benjamin's Sargon of Akkad channel from The YouTube Partner Program. Benjamin has also been suspended from Twitter.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|last=Stefano\|first=Mark Di\|date=2019-05-10\|title=YouTube Has Downgraded Carl Benjamin's Sargon Of Akkad Account After He Talked About Raping A British MP\|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/markdistefano/youtube-says-sargon-of-akkad-has-been-suspended-from-being\|url-status=live\|access-date=2021-08-27\|website=[[BuzzFeed News]]\|language=en-gb\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510181304/https://www.buzzfeed.com/markdistefano/youtube-says-sargon-of-akkad-has-been-suspended-from-being \|archive-date=10 May 2019 }}</ref>